Everybody needs a safe place, and it should be their home.
Debbie Rowe
Michael Jackson was my friend before he was anything else. I saw him, and I would say, 'Oh my God, I know him...' And I would think, 'I'm so flipping lucky.'
I went to lunch at the Ivy. People started running across the street, and one guy almost got hit by a car. I started to freak out. That put me into hiding for three weeks. I didn't leave the house.
I had a very 'colorful' language, and every time I went to say something, Michael would cut me off with words like 'shoot' and 'fudge.' He didn't like curses. He didn't think it was necessary when other words would do.
I do not wish to share any parenting responsibilities with Michael because he is doing so well without me.
One of the saddest things in this world is to see a child grow up hating one of their parents because they only got one side of the story.
My kids don't call me 'Mom' because I don't want them to. They're Michael's children. It's not that they are not my children, but I had them because I wanted him to be a father.
Because you give birth, because you impregnate someone, that does not automatically give you that title of mother or father. You earn the title.
Michael and I will always be connected with the kids. I will always be there for him. I will always be there for the children. And people make remarks: 'I can't believe she left her children.' Left them? I left my children? I did not leave my children. My children are with their father, where they are supposed to be.
Michael was divorced, lonely, and wanted children. I was the one who said to him, 'I will have your babies.'
I am possessive and protective of my babies. Their happiness means more to me than anything else on this world. I love them more than I would ever have thought was possible.
We have a non-traditional family, and if it makes people uncomfortable, it's a shame that they are not more open.
I was Michael's best friend.
It doesn't make it any easier that people form opinions and make judgment calls and think I'm something that I'm not or do things that I don't.
The personal Michael is indescribable. He's magnanimous. He truly is in every way. Had it not been for all the media stuff, I would have stayed married to him forever unless he finally got tired of me.
If you regret anything in your life, then you haven't learned any lessons.
Michael is a great person and a great father, generous and caring.
I'm a fighter and always have been.
Michael respected doctors immensely: that they went to school, that they studied... to do no harm.
My lawyer is telling me I have to take some responsibility about the welfare of the children. Do I want the kids? Hell no. Does it look good for me to ask for them? Absolutely. I don't want to look like the woman who gave away her kids and just forgot about them.
Chemo does its best to make you lose your femininity. You lose your hair. You lose your eyelashes. You lose your eyebrows.
Didn't know I had a half sister until I was 12 or 13. So that was interesting.
Eventually, people have to realize I'm not different than the person next door, except that more people know my name.
I had eyebrows and eyeliner tattooed, so I have, like, make-up. How lovely is that?
I'm still feminine, I'm still a woman, and above all, I'm still human.
I didn't sign on to be a mom.
My personal life was my personal life and no one's business.
I was never cut out to be a mother - I was no good.
I turned out two pretty good-looking kids. For that I am proud.
Michael had a very low pain tolerance, and his fear of pain was incredible. And I think that doctors took advantage of him that way.
Michael did it all. I am telling you that he is the most brilliant father. Almost before the baby needed something, he knew what it was.
I don't think I have segments in my life; it runs all together.
I don't think there's anything I'm not proud of. I'm happy with pretty much everything I've done.
My biggest fears I can't talk about. And my biggest fear is that those fears happen, and I can't stop it.
There's two Michaels: there's, like, my Michael. And the Michael that everyone else sees. Michael the entertainer.
Coyotes are smart and hunt very well in L.A. When dogs are small, you can't leave them out alone - especially at daybreak, night time, and evening.
I'm not miserable; please don't misunderstand me. I have a lovely life.
The very rich, very poor, and the very famous get the worst medical care. The very rich can buy it, the very poor can't get any, and the very famous can dictate it.
You know what Michael did? He got me the most fabulous place to live. If you read the tabloids, it's the enclave of the enclave, Beverly Hills, which I have no idea what an enclave is. If it's chic-chic, it's cool.
You earn the title 'parent.' I have done absolutely nothing to earn that title.
