“Shit happens everyday; how you deal with it makes all the difference.”

“you have to believe in yourself when no one else does that's what makes you a winner”

“Some people say I have attitude--maybe I do...But I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does--that makes you a winner right there.”

“My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.”

“There are men you build a future with, Dani. And then there are men that you know, going in, that you're only making a memory with. I know the difference..Some memories are worth the price. I'll deal with it.”

“I can do nothing without His help. Oh, Lord, what ignorance thinking everything was wealth.”

“Utopias bore me. I'm interested in constructing messy, complicated societies that are full of flaws and then saying, ooh, this is interesting, let's see what happens if I poke it here. And concurrently with this and the previous point, I'm interested in making up cultures that are different”