If I had a magic wand, I would live in a building in New York, big enough so my friends, my family could all have apartments in it. We'd raise our kids in the same space and have backyard barbecues and get old and fat together. Liz Murray apartmentbackyardbarbecue share on social
If I want to be a loving, generous, giving person, I'm not going to test the waters. I'm simply going to be a loving, generous, giving person. Liz Murray generousgivelove Change image and share on social
Like my mother, I was always saying, 'I'll fix my life one day.' It became clear when I saw her die without fulfilling her dreams that my time was now or maybe never. Liz Murray cleardaydie Change image and share on social
Ma was legally blind due to a degenerative eye disease she'd had since birth. This meant she was entitled to welfare, and our lives revolved around the first day of every month when her payment was due. Liz Murray birthblindday share on social
I'd been living on the streets of New York, and I was sleeping at my friends' houses, sometimes in the subway. Liz Murray friendhouselive Change image and share on social
I've learned in my life that you really don't know what's possible until you're already doing it. Liz Murray havelearnlife Change image and share on social
My mother used to sit at the foot of my bed, and she would share her dreams with me. Liz Murray beddreamfoot Change image and share on social
The lesson that people can't give me what they don't have, and if there's anything I took from it, it was: okay, I don't really expect anyone to hand me anything. There's going to be me and the world. Liz Murray expectgivehand Change image and share on social
I have just one black and white photograph left of my mother when she was younger. She was 17 when it was taken and beautiful with wispy curls and eyes that shone like dark marbles. Liz Murray beautifulblackcurl Change image and share on social
Shortly after I turned 13, Child Welfare took me into care. I was sent to a residential centre where girls with behavioural problems were 'evaluated'. My time there comes back to me now only in flashes of smells, images and sounds. Liz Murray backbehaviouralcare share on social
