I forgive you, " I said. I said what I had to. I would die by pieces to save myself from real death.

You could not be filled with hate and be beautiful. Like any other girl, I wanted to be beautiful. But I was filled with hate.

Tess was my first experience of a woman who had inhabited her weirdness, moved into the areas of herself that made her distinct from those around her, and learned how to display them proudly.

No one can pull anyone back from anywhere. You save yourself or you remain unsaved.

Even when it seems that there is no one else, always remember there's one person who never ceased to love you - yourself.

You must have goals for your life. Do not fear take a bold step to realize your goals.

I made the record, and I sent it over to Jay Brown, who was working on Rihanna's album. He was like, "Send me that record for Rihanna."

If you have butterflies in your stomach ask them into your heart.

I was a big fan of Rodney Dangerfield. He had this HBO Young Comedians Special and he'd always bring up new talent, and I loved that!

An old pop music producer once said that there are really only four kinds of song a person can write: "I love you/I hate you/go away/come back!" That's a funny observation.

I don't think we should be a model family living in a model home.

Hip-hop is really standoffish. It's really competitive and it's really about who's number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.

Almost every officer is going to put their life on the line at some point in their career.

Magic is just a way of saying 'I don't know.'