Generally someone will eventually tell you that you have to do something to help yourself.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.

No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.

I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."

I get lots of awards for being mentally ill. Apparently, I am better at being mentally ill than almost anything else I've ever done. Seriously - I have a shelf of awards for being bipolar.

You know the bad thing about being a survivor... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift.

Tradition is the living faith of the dead, traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. And, I suppose I should add, it is traditionalism that gives tradition such a bad name.

Accept where you are, accept what you have, accept who you are ~ do what you can with all of that and let it be enough.

I would give a century of my life for a single taste of your lips

I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.

I think it's sort of an outrage that companies should have to hire firms to teach the college graduates they employ how to write.

You're looking at that chick like you want to roll her up in a taco and put your hot sauce all over her.

My heart is definitely here, and there's no place like home.

As chaste as unsunned snow.

If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.