And so it is that you learn how to pass, if you're lucky, to look like everyone else, even though you're broken inside.

Time constricts and flattens, you know. It's not evenly weighted. Certain moments linger in the mind and others disappear.

So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason - to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?

It's human nature to want to think the best of others, but if you listen carefully, people will always tell you who they are.

You got to learn to take what people are willing to give.

I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.

One of the wonderful things about being a writer is that you're constantly dredging up some arcane knowledge or long-forgotten experience, rediscovering old passions and interests.

I've come to think that's what heaven is- a place in the memory of others where our best selves live on.

I never want to feel constrained by writing a novel for a specific audience.

I have a lot of empathy for women who fit their writing into the crevices of their too-busy lives, as I once did.

People have to snatch at happiness when they can, in this world. It is always easier to lose than to find...

I never can love you deep enough or long enough to satisfy me.

In the end, the body betrayed everyone.

For me, the director is the most important thing. He is steering the boat. If you don't trust him, you won't be able to give him your all.

I'm happy with the amount of success I've achieved. I feel like I'm getting better every day and I'm always learning. I don't take anything for granted and I've gained a deeper perspective on things.

Try to find like-minded people. Don't choose your friends based on the outside, choose your friends based on your similar views or something that you can learn from.

Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.

Putting out my album on my own label has been a great experience for me. It's been very inspiring. It's like a new start for me and having all this creative freedom is so liberating and exciting.

So much is man the slave of his heart that he will shut his eyes to what does not please him and believe all that he hopes.

You can't win integrity and honor from games. You can only earn them from living a life dedicated to those ideals.

We'll go into orbit. We'll go to the Moon. This business has no limits.