"I'm a bit of a control freak."
"There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk."
"Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths."
"God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs work, so I'm not going to complain about the way my body is shaped."
"When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time."
"I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly that I want to have a good job and have good friends; that's the good stuff in life."
"I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and the hell with anybody else."
"I want people to be blown away when I do what they don't expect."
"Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves."
"If you're going to go through hell... I suggest you come back learning something."
"If you're going to be alive and on this planet, you have to, like, suck the marrow out of every day and get the most out of it."
"I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic."
"It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning."
"I am obsessed with ice cubes. Obsessed."
"I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't."
"I don't know anybody's road who's been paved perfectly for them, there are no manuals, you don't know what life has in store for you."
"When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful."
"My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world."
"I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself."
"I don't want to be stinky poo poo girl, I want to be happy flower child."
"I've always said that one night, I'm going to find myself in some field somewhere, I'm standing on grass, and it's raining, and I'm with the person I love, and I know I'm at the very point I've been dreaming of getting to."
"Daisies are like sunshine to the ground."
"I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows."
"I really want to understand the mind so I can be more comfortable with the way people are. Being comfortable with people is incredibly important."
"Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful."