Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.

If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens, you will end up disappointed. Sometimes there aren’t reasons behind the terrible things that go on. I ask myself, If I knew all the answers, would it help? I lie awake and wonder why I don’t have parents and wonder what will become of my brother and me. But when the morning comes, I realize that there’s nothing to be done about what has already happened. I can only get up and do my chores and push through the day and find the good in it.

Our faces will become works of art that our grandchildren will treasure.

If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.

Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.

I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?