"At school I pretended I had a normal life, but I felt lonely all the time and different from everyone else. I never felt like I fit in, and I wasn't allowed to participate in after-school activities, go to sports events or parties or date boys. Many times I had to make up stories about why I couldn't do anything with my classmates."

"Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about what they should do. But there is a way to live a simple, joy-filled, peaceful life, and the key is learning how to be led by the Holy Spirit, not the traditions or expectations of man."

"When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we choose to think things like, 'I don't believe they meant to hurt me.' 'Maybe they're having a bad day or don't feel well.' 'They probably don't even realize how they sound.'"

"I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you."

"I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary."

"A humble soul understands that kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"Art is the soul's attempt to give enduring form to the formless. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"To think is of itself to be useful it is always and in all cases a striving toward God."