"People fail to realize that living on the other side of the tracks in poverty isn't what it appears to be. I didn't make the decision to be poor. I am one of the hardest-working people I know. As I got older, I realized many people do not choose to live in poverty. The simple fact is that once you are living in it, it is hard to get out—because people are not willing to give you a chance." Charlena E. Jackson ~The Stars Choose Our Lovers~