An empty frame, in which the picture is always changing, makes a statement about how time is always passing. It doesn't really stop, even in a single image. I t just feels that way.

If things don't work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!

We can all be beautiful girls.

Sometimes it seems safer to hold it all in, where the only person who can judge is yourself.

There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you've carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right where you stand.

I just do the best I can under the circumstances.

Teaching was great for me, because I got to show people how writing can really change the way you see not only yourself but the world.