"I grew up hearing words like snakeroot, sassafras, mullein - things that had wondrous, mysterious sounds in their names."

“As a model I had a lot of success when I was 17 and 18 years old. It was before social media, before the world was what the world is, but even then it was terrifying, to be 18 years old and people knowing who you are, and I was this personality who was completely devoid of who I actually was. It was almost like being a manufactured boy band. You're sort of like a wind up doll; they wind you up and put you on the runway or something like that.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“I'M OFFENDED, because of the insulting comments I've seen that are not only insensitive but dismissive to the painful experiences of others.”

Source : Benjamin Watson (2015). “Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us.”, p.15, NavPress

“I'm not 18 anymore, so I'm not into starting unnecessary beefs. It's tacky.”

“You just looked..." she said, searching for the word, "taken, you know? Plus you hardly reacted to Wes. I mean, you did alittle, but nothing like most girls. It was a little swoon. Not a sa-woon, you know?" I said, "Sa-woon? Oh, come on," she said shaking her head. "Even a blind girl could tell he is amazing.”

“At eleven I was at the peak of my creative powers: I was writing stories and playlets, putting together poetryprojects. I was absorbed by my 'work.' At twelve I was no longer reading or writing, just counting off days and checking them off. I was interested in survival.”

“You can go to the gym, lift as many weights as you want, but if you can't bench press your duvet at fajr then it doesn't mean anything”

“The people who matter the most to us in the end, who teach us the most, are the people who make their worst mistakes with us.”

“Scars speak more loudly than the sword that caused them.”