I like to be an inspiration and an example of the idea that you can be independent, and it's no problem, and you can pay your rent, and it's empowering, and it's great. And that's true, but it also takes a really long time, and you have to have a lot of patience and a lot of conviction in why you want to remain independent.

I'm recording our history now on the bedroom wall, and when we leave the landlord will come and paint over it all.

...words are some of the most powerful and important things I know....Language is the tool of love and the weapon of hatred. It's the bright red warning flag of danger--and the stone foundation of diplomacy and peace.

What bugs me is that you believe what you're saying. What bothers me is that you don't know how you feel. What scares me is that while you're telling me stories, you actually believe that they are real.

The windows of my soul are made of one-way glass, don't bother looking into my eyes if there's something you want to know, just ask

In any marginalized community, whether people identify themselves or not affects us all.

For every hand extended another lies in wait. Keep your eye on that one girl...anticipate.