“Don't be a fool, there is no such thing as just a girl.”

“A single girl who needs nobody makes people uncomfortable, my mom is right in this, appearance is everything, and appearing to have no one is like swimming alone in the middle of the ocean with a flesh wound.”

“You know what they say - sleep is the mother's drug of choice, but like heroin, only the very rich and the very poor can afford it.”

“We don't get better by chance, we only become better by absolute change.”

“Liberation is a beautiful thing when embarking on the glorious moment when the truth about someone is revealed to you, in bold and vibrant color and you have the courage, with wide-open eyes to see reality more vividly, and the wisdom to act accordingly.”

“Although my speaking will reflect the grace and mercy I've been offered and humbly accepted, I don't have to say much because words only go so far. At the end of the day, it will not be the year of my birth or the year of my death that will matter; it will be that hyphen in the midst of it all that will display how I lived my life; will tell a full and complete story; will say more than my mouth could utter.My actions, my trials, my triumphs, my defeats, my victories - my life will preach louder than an auditory testimony ever could.I am working on the person I want to remember.”

“I've learned that our backgrounds and circumstances may have influenced our lives, but we are responsible for who we become and in the same breath, who we become can't be preached and can only really be shown through our actions.”