As you ripen, you’ll notice that time is the weirdest thing in the world, that these surprises are relentless, and that getting older is not a stroll but an ambush.

Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance.

It is nearly impossible to hate anyone whose story you know.

The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep out of me.

We cannot bear a pointless torment, but we can endure great pain if we believe that it's purposeful.

A sense of humor is the best indicator that you will recover; it is often the best indicator that people will love you. Sustain that and you have hope.

I can see the beauty of glass objects fully at the moment when they slip from my hand

I believe that words are strong, that they can overwhelm what we fear when fear seems more awful than life is good.

We don't seek the painful experiences that hew our identities, but we seek our identities in the wake of painful experiences.

Life is enriched by difficulty; love is made more acute when it requires exertion.

When you believe that you cannot stitch your own heart back together, go to work on the hearts of other people; there is no surer way to repair yourself than to repair them.

I am fashionably unimpressed with the material world. I am moved by the beauty of aspiration, and I hope that I can elevate myself to the standards I have imposed on others.

It is complexes that prevent women with a good appearance from adequately assessing themselves

Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?

I'm really grateful for all the projects I've been involved in and the parts I've played.

Why do our dreams become so much smaller when they finally come true?

Coke didn't last long enough; it gave me a hangover for two weeks for being high for ten minutes.

Filing is concerned with the past; anything you actually need to see again has to do with the future.

She would not stop until she beat the devil.

Understanding future warfare is the most important responsibility of those who must defend a nation from future enemies!

Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.