“You don't need to show off your body to catch a boy's eye. You'd best learn that early on, or you'll be bringing home the worst sort of boy.”

“Maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. And that's why they're here. You'll have that gift forever.”

“It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something, a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn, and that's why they're here...”

“When you can bring yourself to write about it one day, you will find it all less painful. It is a catharsis of sorts, but the process can be brutal. Don’t do it until you’re ready.”

“I don't just want to catch some guy and have a bunch of kids. I want to make something of myself.”

“Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.”

“.. As far as they're conserned, I've been kind of a poor second best all my life, or I don't qualify at all compared to my brother. It's rough being around them and feeling like you never measure up." Collin”