“~Never mimic. Be true to yourself. Never give up on your dreams or your heart.~”

“My heart leaped like the cheerleader I will never be.”

“There are two kinds of family. There's the family of your flesh, and the one of your heart. One builds character, the other rewards it.”

“One of the things I am very aware of not having in my life is the love of my father. ...but I know now that it is hard to make up that loss in the life of a daughter.It's your dad who tells you that you are beautiful.Its your dad who picks you up over his head and carries you on his shoulders.It's your did who will fight the monsters under your bed.It's your dad who tells you that you are worth a lot, so don't settle for the first guy who tells you you're pretty.”

“Never underestimate the power of stupid.”

“I never forgive. I like revenge too much.”

“It is ironic that America, with its history of injustice to the poor, especially the black man and the Indian, prides itself on being a Christian nation.”