“I'm a daughter from a strong man and beautiful mommy, and I'm so proud to be I am.”

“I'm weird.Everyone says so.”

“You okay in there?""No, I'm hanging from a closet rod.”

“You want to know what I want? I'm sick of being a guinea pig. I'm sick, but I'm never f*cking sick enough for this family.”

“Do you ever go back?"Ruthann nods, "When I need to remember where I came from, or where I'm headed.”

“I learn from my own daughter that you don’t have to be awake to cry.”

“I can't answer a single one of these, which is how I know that whether I'm ready or not, I'm growing up.”