Look what you've already come through! Don't deny it. You've already come through some things, which are very painful. If you've been alive until you're 35, you have gone through some pain. It cost you something. And you've come through it. So at least look at that. And have a sense to look at yourself and say, "Well, wait a minute. I'm stronger than I thought I was."

It's still scary every time I go back to the past. Each morning, my heart catches. When I get there, I remember how the light was, where the draft was coming from, what odors were in the air. When I write, I get all the weeping out.

Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.

I want to be representative of my race-the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be.

Never, never let a person know you're frightened. And a group of them ... absolutely never. Fear brings out the worst in everybody.

But still, like air, I'll rise

Love recognizes no barriers.