(Casual) “Thanks for suggesting I come with you guys. I actually had a lot of fun.”

(Smiling) "You give really inspirational speeches. If I hear it often enough, I might start to feel more confident in myself."

(Close to tears) “I mean, in my heart I have always been a girl. But ma and pa don’t understand. I wish they would, but they only look at my body. They never try to see the actual me and… that hurts. It’s like it’s not even me that they love.”