The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That's just a story that we tell ourselves.

If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.

You're different. And I'm different too. Different is good. But different is hard. Believe me, I know.

You need to make time for family no matter what happens in your life.

Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back... I'm telling you.

Tiffany and I are great friends, and I appreciate all that she is doing for me now. But she is not you. I still love you, Nikki. And you can’t control or alter true love.

Fly! There's a lot of sky out there for brave birds.

I opened up to you and you judge me

Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly.

Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly.

I can always look up at the cosmos and marvel, no matter what happens. And when I look up at it, I feel as though my problems are small. I don't know why, but it always makes me feel better.

Success largely depends on the relationships you build along the journey.

Live like you want to, not how anyone else wants you to.

A week is a long time in the life of a child.

If you watched 'Lost,' sometimes the episodes were crazy good and sometimes you're like, "That one was just sorta there."

If a person becomes content with what is average, minimally acceptable, or satisfactory, she will rarely exert the effort or work toward something that is truly excellent or outstanding.

If one is going to change things, one has to make a fuss and catch the eye of the world.

It is inhuman to bless where one is cursed.

At odd and unpredictable times, we cling in fright to the past .

Planning your own coming-of-age experience may wither you prematurely, but just think of it this way: If you can get through this, childbirth should be a breeze.

i am a trickster who doesn't know solitude