All our stories are part invention - the way we've decided to make sense of what has happened.

The frustration of being marginalized often gets misdirected at the most visible members of one's own community, because they are more accessible than the real agents of marginalization.

Abandonment by a lover won't kill us. But it awakens the parts of us that remember when it could.

It has been my experience that the people I judge most harshly are the ones in whom I recognize some part of myself.

Anyone who makes a life of what they love is a hero to me, and it's important for those people to be visible in every kind of life, every kind of love, every kind of work.

New York at night, from its bridges, is a miracle. When I first came to the city, it took all my fantasies and set them on fire, turned them into flickering constellations of light.

You don't have to write like David Foster Wallace or James Baldwin or Maggie Nelson - indeed, you shouldn't. Those writers are doing it better than you ever could.

I can still discern people's weaknesses, but it doesn't make me want to exploit them; it makes me want to hug them.

Torch songs are confessions. They are an expression of feeling that cannot be concealed or contained or minimized. They are marked by anguish, yes, but also by yielding.

The craft work becomes a mediator between me and my secrets, between me and the listener.

Letting go of the cozy stories you've been carrying around is devastating. But there's more room for new stuff after you do it.

She has learned to love. To fear. To hate. And then to love again. Through it all, she writes.” ~Once Upon A Time There Was A Girl

... the object of learning was not to build a better mousetrap but to ask a better question.

Faith looks to God, hopes in God, and believes in His promises, regardless of our actual circumstances.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Why should it be essential to love rarely in order to love much?

Man is something that is to be surpassed.

If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time to be considering alternative strategies.

We will work our hardest to make sure SS501 is an Asian and Worldwide Star .

In the end, it's all about taking your time and enjoying the journey without worrying too much about the destination.