I sometimes like the pictures photographers take of me.

So much of life, it seems to me, is determined by pure randomness.

But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida.

When you walk with someone, something unspoken happens. Either you match their pace or they match yours.

As I entered this world, I would leave behind the nurturing of my family and my home, but in another sense I would take their protection with me. The lessons I had learned, the feelings of groundedness and belonging that have been woven into my character there, would be my companions on the journey.

You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are.