You can't be beautiful," Brandy says about a thousand times, "until you feel beautiful.

“A year could pass be­tween her ask­ing a ques­tion and my an­swer.”

“She's so thin she's either dying or rich.”

“And married peolpe always think love is the answer.”

“It's just such a big commitment," Brandy says, "being a girl, you know. Forever…”