Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in my own body. And when I was bullied in seventh grade, my self-esteem tanked.

You know how I feel about love. It was invented to sell wedding cakes. And vacations to Waikiki.

I like the flaws best," Sam said. "They make her real.

Everything you do to other people affects them, and how you treat people affects them.

I think that being bullied is a shameful experience.

It's like you wake up one morning, and decided that how you've been in the past doesn't have to define who you are in the future. Simple as that.

The one thing I do remember is that as I retraced my steps through all the familiar streets of my life, Inow felt completely lost.