After so long being thin, it was terrifying being heavier. But I am a naturally curvy Hispanic girl. I don't deprive myself.

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

It's okay to not be superwoman all the time.

Tall, thin, curvy, short – whatever you are, you are beautiful.

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground

I’m not perfect and I don’t have to be.

Your mind . . . can be your best friend or your worst enemy, but it's your choice to make.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears

Whatever you dream of doing one day, don't give up on that dream because you never know where it can take you.

The Creator seeks to save the lost souls.

Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind.

A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.

The mighty hopes that make us men.

The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.

You can linger too long in your dreams.

Glorious the northern lights astream; Glorious the song, when God's the theme; Glorious the thunder's roar: Glorious hosanna from the den; Glorious the catholic amen; Glorious the martyr's gore.

We're all God. I'm not a god or the God, but we're all God and we're all potentially divine - and potentially evil.

My mother is a special story. She went through so much to bring us up, four men at home, especially when our country was going through really difficult times.

I try and do 2,500 words a day, every day of the year