“People are more apt to respond to crisis, than to their dreams and vision. Dare not be one of them.”

“I knew I was different, but that didn’t make me as human as anyone, or was I something else?”

“To be successful, one has to be one of three bees – the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in.”

“A truly good person will speak truth, act with truth, and stand for Truth. A truly good person is not afraid to think from their heart; therefore, allowing nonconformist decisions, viewpoints, and perspectives to lead their life. By following their heart, they stand with their conscience, and only with God.”

“When you’re the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.”

“So what? You’re another person, so of course you look different. What do you need to be ashamed for?”

“I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi)”