And I, who have never thought in terms of a life, think to myself that I could make a life out of this.

I could point out that it isn't always easy knowing who you are and what you want, because then you have no excuse for not trying to get it.

There are many things that can keep you in a relationship," I say. "Fear of being alone. Fear of disrupting the arrangement of your life. A decision to settle for something that's okay, because you don't know if you can get any better. Or maybe there's the irrational belief that it will get better, even if you know he won't change.

I just needed to realize that style was like personality - it didn't always have to be consistent; it just had to be something you lived with.

Beauty comes naturally, but it's hard to be stunning by accident.

I am always amazed by people who know something is wrong but still insist on ignoring it, as if that will somehow make it go away. They spare themselves the confrontation, but end up boiling in resentment anyway.

incessant adj. The doubts. You had to save me from my constant doubts. That deep-seeded feeling that I wasn't good enough for anything I was a fake at my job I wasn't your equal my friends would forget me if I moved away for a month. It wasn't as easy as hearing voices nobody was telling me this. It was just something I knew. Everyone else was playing along but I was sure that one day they would all stop.