Now, four years out of high school, I'm in an environment where people appreciate personality over appearance, and that makes me happy.

I would rather have 1 amazing best friend than 100 decent regular friends. It's not about quantity, it's about quality.

Add your splash of color to the world.

Ranking where people stand in your life and who they are to you helps you determine who you value the most and therefore where best to spend your time.

It allows you to be yourself, good and bad. And it's a two-way street: you give and take equally.

I grew it - sorry, drew it - for this book, if for no other reason than to illustrate the old saying that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Friends are not a number. You can't collect connections. You can't just go out one day and be like, "Hey, I need some friends!" *goes shopping, scours social media*

Some call it growing up. I call it life, and in my experience, it doesn't necessarily get easier over the years. But the eternal struggle is beautiful, and I'm happy to persevere.

I think I've lived quite the unorthodox life so far, but you probably feels that way about yourself too. So much goes untold in our lives.

It's funny reading about how I behaved in the days before memories formed. So thanks for that input, Mom and Dad - wasn't so bad after all.

Every second seems like an eternity if someone you love is in trouble.

If you desire to be rich with joy, you have to be truly dedicated to God and His work

Kind words are sweet to the soul.

I just always want to be different - THE EXCEPTION - and this weekend knocked me right back to reality.And the reality is - I AM TRULY BLESSED ..

I would have put more emphasis on bringing working class people together to fight for a government that works for all of us.

Four times I was honked at for having the temerity to proceed through town without the benefit of metal.

The one common thread is purity. I created a look that highlights the innate beauty of the face from the eyes to the lip to clear, shiny skin.

What it is is a type of editorialization, you know? This is self-portraiture. This is what you think about the world we live in.

The happiness and the joy that I see in the eyes of the children. They saved my life so I want to, give it back. I'm not joking.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

My old man had a philosophy: peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.