“Whatever has happened in someone's past, the future is theirs to shape. The first step is to find a way out.”

“I can't change what has happened in the past, Kaeleigh. I can only promise to make the future better.”

“Some people never find love at all, count yourself blessed if it ever happens your way”

“Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become.”

“Not exactly. I see a girl who wants to present someone special to the world. Someone beautiful. The pinnacle of beauty. But she has lost her hold on reality. Real beauty isn’t thin. It isn’t size two, unless you happen to be four foot ten. What the world sees when they look at you is someone who believes self-worth is all about how she looks, and that very often means that what she’s missing is love. Not someone else’s love. But love and respect for herself.”

“And now life has become the future. Every moment of your life is lived for the future-you go to high school so you can go to college so you can get a good job so you can get nice house.”

“Not even Carol knows firsthand how it feels to be hurt in such a way by someone who's supposed to protect you”