Nina knew the power of black and white images. Sometimes a thing was its truest self when the colors were stripped away.

We women. as glue for the family. lead lives that are important and conflicted. What we women choose to give up for our families is important and valid.

I always thought it was what I wanted: to be loved and admired. Now I think perhaps I'd like to be known.

Nina knew the power of black and white images. Sometimes a thing was its truest self when the colors were stripped away.

To make real friends you have to put yourself out there. Sometimes people will let you down, but you can't let that stop you. If you get hurt, you just pick yourself up, dust off your feelings, and try again.

but sometimes one person can hold you up in life, keep you standing, and without that hand to hold, you can find yourself free-falling no matter how strong you used to be, no matter how hard you try to remain steady.

Oh, Mia. You haven’t even begun to find out who you really are, and, believe me, other boys are going to fall in love with you. If a guy can’t see how special you are, he isn’t good enough for you.