99% of all addicts are liars and thieves. This might sound unfair and even close-minded, but it's the truth. There are some exceptions to the rules, but they are incredibly rare. Most people are no match for their addictions. They will be driven to do things they would normally never have considered all in the name of getting high. Sad, but true. So if you're thinking of trying drugs, keep in mind that all the people you will be dealing with are likely to steal from you and lie to you at your own expense.

— Ashly Lorenzana

About a month after she found out about that, I got pregnant for the first time. I knew I didn't want to have a baby at all, and wanted to get an abortion. But the day I found out, I wasn't sure what to do first. I felt alone and lost and needed someone to call who I could tell. I needed help. Furthermore, I wasn't sure if she would talk to me again so soon after what had happened. Furthermore, I decided to take a chance and try calling her. When I told her, she said, "Well, an abortion is only like $500, so go turn a couple of tricks and get it taken care of," before she hung up on me. I probably should have called someone else, but I didn't know who else to call.

— Ashly Lorenzana

All we know is what we're told.

— Ashly Lorenzana

A lot of people who find out about the things I do immediately figure I'm just a pathetic "druggie" with nothing to say that is worth hearing. They talk endless bull shit of "recovery!" They make it sound like some amazing discovery...don't they know I'm far too busy trying to recover me?

— Ashly Lorenzana

Anything at all is possible. Some things are unlikely. Some things will never happen. But they always could, at any time.

— Ashly Lorenzana

Anything that lights your world leaves it dark once it's gone.

— Ashly Lorenzana

A selfless act out of even the purest desire to do for others, will be selfish in the satisfaction and happiness it brings to one doing it.

— Ashly Lorenzana

By judging others, you make yourself easy to judge.

— Ashly Lorenzana

Dogs are how people would be if the important stuff is all that mattered to us.

— Ashly Lorenzana

Don't be scared of scars. They just tell stories that are hard to hear.

— Ashly Lorenzana