"It's cold water in the face to realize you're not nearly as special and as unusual as you might have thought when you were an alienated teenager."

“It's okay to doubt yourself, it's okay to feel down; just never give up.”

“Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it.”

“This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it.”

Source : Richard Baxter (1830). “The practical works of ... Richard Baxter, with a life of the author and a critical examination of his writings by W. Orme”, p.254

“Everybody changes, not just me.”

Source : "'He was a symbol': Eldridge Cleaver dies at 62". www.cnn.com. May 1, 1998.

“I think every woman in the world has to have a short black dress. That's what I always wear if I'm really rushing and I don't want to think. If you want to wear it during the day you can wear ballerina flats or sandals. And for the night you just put on some heels and and a necklace. That's kind of the statement dress of Chanel as well. But Chanel is put on a necklace and a little hat and that would be perfect for Chanel.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

“My heart is sick / and I didn’t make it out.”

“Watching kids go from the age of 9 and 10 to 13 is a big, huge jump. The way they speak, their looks, their attitudes, everything changes as you go from being a little kid to a teenager.”

“Me, personally, what attracts me to a man is scent, period. I'm all about what they smell like, they have to smell good. I prefer a men's fragrance that exudes sexiness - it's for a sharp man, a little spicy. It's spicy with a little bit of woodsiness. That's what everyone should start with when thinking of men's fragrance, in my opinion.”