"I would like to be called an inspiration to people, not a role model - because I make mistakes like everybody else. When I’m offstage, I’m just like everybody else."

- Britney Spears

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

-

"I hope people see the brain underneath the wig and the heart beneath the boobs"

- Dolly Parton

"FREE LINDSAY LOHAN."

- everyone.

"Men are what their mothers made them."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year."

- Edna St. Vincent Millay

"

Baby Boy.

He drifted in on a daydream…
So full of special charms.
A precious little baby boy…
to cuddle in your arms.

And every time he looks at you…
With eyes so wide and bright,
Your arms will be his haven…
and he your great delight.

"

- My mom.

"Bottom line is even if you see them coming you are not ready for the big moments no one asks for their life to change, not really, but it does. So what are we hopeless? Puppets? No. The big moments are going to come and you cannot help that. It’s what you do afterwards that counts. That is when you find out who you are. You’ll see what I mean,"

- Angel. (Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 2 Episode 21)

A hand written note from Mom.

My Dearest Dustin,

I’m so proud of you and for all you have accomplished at your age. Please accept these small tokens of love from me. You will always have a special place in my heart that nobody could ever replace. I miss you so much. Hope you can make some time to come out and visit me. And make it soon! 

I love you!

Momma

Hand written in the most beautiful dark black ink with the straightest cursive ever inside a lovely card from my mother. She packed several boxes of things for me for the apartment. Had them hand delivered by my step dad who is passing through town tonight. I read this card in the car. I cried. I stopped. I picked up the phone to phone my mother and simply say that I love her. Things like this make me feel so lucky. So special. I know everyone says that their mother is the best, but really… my mom is the best. 

I have no idea if my mother reads these blogs. If you’re reading this mom - I love you. I love you so very much. I miss you. 

I wish I wrote in amazingly beautiful hand writing like her. I hope she likes my card/letter. I hope it gets there fast! It won’t be there by Mother’s Day, but it will get there.

Written with love,
Dustin. 

"It’s amazing how the right person can be in front of you but you don’t realize it because you’re too caught up in someone else."

Get right with you.

I hate the quote: 

I wish I was enough for someone.

You are. But only if you’re enough for yourself. If you cannot accept, love, and be there for yourself then why would anyone else be all of those things with you? You cannot wish yourself into being with someone. You cannot sit at a computer and wish wish wish. You have to get up each morning with a dream. You have to get out and meet new people. You have to walk on waters that scare you. You have to make experiences the best they can be. You have to walk alone before someone can walk next to you. You have to want to stand next to yourself before anyone else will stand with you. You have to learn and grow. You have to be 100% with yourself and everyone around you. You have to open yourself up for heart break. You have to take chances. You have to take risks. You have to trust. 

It starts with you, and could end with us.

"Everyone loves somebody they know will never love them back. You think if you wait it out, they will realize what’s been in front of them the whole time. They won’t. Don’t lose something you could love for someone you do love."

- Andrew McClintock

"There are two kinds of evil people in the world… those who do evil stuff, and those who see evil stuff being done and don’t do anything about it."

- Janis - “Mean Girls”

"We tell lies when we are afraid… afraid of what we don’t know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger."

- Tad Williams

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind."

- Dr. Seuss