I was what they call a 'highly functional addict.' ... sometimes people who need help look nothing like people who need help.

Don't let yourself become so concerned with raising a good kid that you forget you already have one.

No relationship would be successful without a little compromise. If you can't learn to do that then I'm sorry to say your relationship will never survive. Love is about giving and taking, it's not just about smiles and kind words. Compromise is key.

I was what they call a 'highly functional addict.' ... sometimes people who need help look nothing like people who need help.

I think when your heart hurts this much it means you opened it wide once- and that is something to be proud of.

If you feel something calling you to dance or write or paint or sing, please refuse to worry about whether you're good enough . Just do it. Be generous. Offer a gift to the world no one else can offer : yourself.

It is a decision that compassion is more important than fear, than fitting in, than following the crowd.