I remember the one thing I have always known all along. I am not my mother’s daughter. I do not run from fear, but dive into it headfirst, the way my father taught me.

Love doesn't die, Meadow. It starts out small at first, and then it grows, and it keeps growing, until it takes over out entire heart. I think some people were born to love. Others fall into it, and when it becomes too much, they're afraid.

Until they rip us apart, and even then, I'll fight.

Count to three. Relax your mind. Now survive.

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you somebody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.

I can read in any book and newspaper about the city of Detroit, but I want to hear what the people in Detroit have to say about Detroit. My best education is actually talking to people.