Even when we lose an arm or a leg, there's not less of us but more. Human experience weighs more than human tissue.

Nothing made sense to me anymore. I knew I was young, I knew I was small. But I was worried that I might already be ruined.

My window fogs and this makes me feel like there is no world outside of the car.

I've learned how to turn the adversities in my life into enriching experiences. You can actually gain a lot from adversities and they make you the person you are today.

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.

When I ate vanilla frosting straight from the can, I could feel God standing right nest to me like a real best friend, watching, and smiling, and wishing he had a mouth.

You are allowed to be alive. You are allowed to be somebody different. You are allowed to not say goodbye to anybody or explain a single thing to anyone, ever.