“ I'm a recovering addict and alcoholic, of which I'm not ashamed. ”

“ What I wear walking into my community service has no connection to what I‘m going to do when I get inside. This is how I dress, and this is how I carry myself. What do they expect me to do—walk in looking all drib and drab? I've never looked drib and drab in my life . ”

“ Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue ... and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness. ”

“ I‘m not saying this to excuse what I did. I threw the phone—I threw it, but I didn‘t bash it—and that was wrong. I‘m guilty. I take responsibility. So I keep on sweeping. I‘m moving so fast they tell me to slow down. I‘m getting very protective of my pile of rubbish—kind of the way I feel about my Hermes handbag or my Louis Vuitton. I keep looking around to make sure no one is crossing into the area I was assigned to sweep. I guess that‘s my all-or-nothing behavior again: Once I start sweeping, I have to sweep everything. ”

“ I am religious. I pray most days and do my thing. But each to their own. ”