“You will never score a goal if you don't take the shot.”

“You are not the fat girl. You are voluptuous!...You are an angle descended from the heavens, a goddess of plenty walking among the denizens of hell where stick figures reign supreme.”

“Females with ASDs often develop ‘coping mechanisms’ that can cover up the intrinsic difficulties they experience. They may mimic their peers, watch from the sidelines, use their intellect to figure out the best ways to remain undetected, and they will study, practice, and learn appropriate approaches to social situations. Sounds easy enough, but in fact these strategies take a lot of work and can more often than not lead to exhaustion, withdrawal, anxiety, selective mutism, and depression. -Dr. Shana Nichols”

“Like bookends, we have learned to support each other when the stuff in the middle pushes us apart.”

“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.”

“You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal.”

“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take.”