We didn't think about it but we never wanted to sound like anybody else.

Adolescence is such a fun time in your life, because you think you know it all, and you haven’t gotten to the point where you realize that you know almost nothing.

It's weird, I was such a survivor and so wanted to be a part of life while I was trying to snuff out the life that was inside of me. I had this duality of trying to kill myself with drugs, then eating really good food and exercising and going swimming and trying to be a part of life. I was always going back and forth on some level.

I was starting to come to grips with the fact that I had created a lot of pain and suffering around me, not just within me.

I know whatever my father did, in his own way, he still loved me.

My days are whatever I want them to be. I don't have to go worry about chasing some chemical to make me feel OK for a minute, and then make me feel worse.

If you want to get along with somebody, let them be right, and it will last longer.