I think it's a belief that you can learn something. That's something that I really value from the upbringing I got.

In families like mine, there is no crime worse than telling the truth.

My family always spent the warm months bottling fruit for storage, which Dad said we'd need in the Days of Abomination.

Forgiveness isn't just the absence of anger. I think it's also the presence of self-love, when you actually begin to value yourself.

I didn't know if I would ever reconcile with my family, and I needed to believe that I could forgive, regardless.