The hardest part has been learning how to take myself seriously when the entire world is constantly telling me that femininity is always inferior to masculinity

When I made the decision to transition, I honestly had no idea what it would be like for me to live as female. The only thing I knew for sure was that pretending to be male was slowly killing me.

Life is like a roller coaster- it has its ups and downs but in the end you have smiles and giggles because you know...you did it.

Sometimes we do that to ourselves -- we pit our desires against one another. We insist unnecessarily on seeing one aspect of our personality as being at odds with the rest of ourselves.

My parents were exclude from rights as farm workers, though that has to change.

Be happy when you don't notice that you're getting old, it means you have had a great life so far.

Sometimes we need to just brush away our pride, break down the walls around our hearts, and open up to those we truly care for.

I look at some of the songs I wrote years ago and I can't believe I wrote such crap.

I can't really fight.

I should have been smart enough to stay happy. But my ambition ruled my life.

Nobody ever rioted for austerity.

Praising people behind their back is monstrously unfair, because the one thing you can't defend yourself against is the good that people say about you.

Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.

In the battle between the heart and the mind, winners always listen to their hearts

I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23.

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.