“If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with i”

“I guess they're tough jokes. But there's lots of things you either laugh or cry at. And you just can't cry.”