The pages afforded glimpses into my soul where I'd hidden it, behind masks of paper and ink.

The courage to live brings its own rewards.

Sometimes Truth cannot be silenced.

No matter what, I would never let the people who wanted me to break see how much damage they had inflicted.

What good are words if no one believes them?

No words would ever be more powerful than the presence of a friend.

I hoped our lives would continue this way forever, but inevitably the past came knocking. Not the good kind that was collectible but the bad kind that had arthritis.

Must I wonder if your thoughts are of me? If you are missing me, wanting me, creating heart beats and poet-less words for me? [ i do…]

I have accepted fear as a part of life-specifically the fear of change. ... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ...

Your best friendships are with people who share your world view.

When I was younger, Lisa Leslie inspired me a whole lot. She was someone I looked up to and wanted to be like. I really believe she is a good person. Hopefully, she can find out I am the same.

Is it any wonder, since, when near the fire, I was melted and burned, if now that it's extinguished outside me, it besets and consumes me inside, and bit by bit reduces me to ashes?

When I got my job on Parks, it was so dreamy, kind of unfathomable. I didn't think a job that excellent could exist for me.

If the media spotlight affects my work or represses what I want to say in the future, then it is bad.

Life is a series of lessons that have to be understood.

I just try to let myself really focus on the work that's ahead of me and what my job is and how I bring something to life.