Ashley Dupré has thanked supporters.

Ashley Dupré thanks her supporters

The 23-year-old call girl who brought down Gov. Eliot Spitzer responded to the many people who left supportive messages on her account, PEOPLE reports

"Thank you all so much for taking the time to send me a bit of strength and inspiration via e-mail or comment," Dupré writes on her MySpace blog, in which she calls her mood "Thankful." "Your words have touched me, and I thank you for that ... with all my heart, I love you guys!!! :)"

Dupré also left a comment for her critics, PEOPLE reports: "And to all the not so kind words ... I love you too, because it makes me push myself and want it even more. 'Hard times don't last ... only strong people.'"