Because a shadow was a thing that defined itself, and Nettie didn't have to fit anyone else's shape.

She was ugly, was all they'd told her. But she didn't find them beautiful, so what did it matter?

So not every person fits into the little rooms we build to hold them. There are infinite combinations of human and inhuman, male and female, brown and white.

May the Lord‘s purpose for my life be fulfilled in Jesus name. Amen.

It's all mine, it's all sacred.

Loving truth and living honestly is my attitude to life. Be true to yourself and be true to others, thus you can be the judge of your behavior.

Focus on one point and hold your attention there. The mind will waiver, you'll think a million thoughts, but each time you do, bring your mind back to the point of concentration, seeing it visually.

A woman at 20 is like ice, at 30 she is warm and at 40 she is hot.

A sound body keeps a sound mind.

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

I'm having as much fun today as I did when I made $55 a week, because it is as much fun

Painting has been a smiling mistress to many, but she has been a cruel jilt to me; I did not abandon her, she abandoned me.

God Tris, are you even human?