I have people coming up congratulating me and I'm thinking, 'How'd you know?'

Security has to be habitual. If you allow yourself to get into a lax way of thinking when it pertains to your security, it is very difficult to change that pattern when you find yourself [in not-so-safe situations].

There's nobody on the floor who knows me and what I'm thinking better than the two of them, whether it's sarcastic or serious, getting mad or just laughing. They know me. It's like they look at me and [think]: 'Never mind, don't say it.' It's a comfortable setting to be in.

There is a strong core of artists who have been working to preserve Frankford for a long time. It's been very inspiring and motivating for me to start to build relationships with them.

You can do your work in your PJs if you want to.

especially during high school years, when you have to really want to learn it (a subject), or it's not going to get done.