Not letting the world destroy you. That’s a daily battle.

There will always be a part of me that is dirty and sloppy, but I like that, just like all the other parts of myself.

People can be cruel,' he says with a sympathetic look that makes me trust him even more. And right then I realize that he is not writing down all my words in a file, which I really appreciate, let me tell you.

I...have a woman in my arms who has suffered greatly and desperately needs to believe once again that she is beautiful.

She looks sad. She looks angry. She looks different from everyone else I know—she cannot put on that happy face others wear when they know they are being watched. She doesn’t put on a face for me, which makes me trust her somehow.

You need to make time for family no matter what happens in your life.

My other friends are in music relaxation class, which I do not attend, because smooth jazz makes me angry sometimes.