I'm interested in aesthetics, in the way things look, in finding something in an image that maybe people haven't seen.

Not everything happens for a reason. Sometimes life just sucks.

Clothes are about manipulations: how I feel, how I want to feel and how I want others to feel about me.

I'm terrified of being bored and not learning.

I'm not 100% nice all the time, so I find it quite hard to be really pleasant.

Looking effortless takes a lot of effort. When I get new Converse I dedicate some time at home to shoving mud on them so they don't look squeaky clean.

Thank you, Jane Birkin, for providing me with infinite outfit ideas and the confidence to dress like a boy but act like a girl.

Looking effortless takes a lot of effort.

The idea of giving someone something that I got, that makes me feel sad.

My dad cut my hair once - I wanted a bob and he gave me a bowl cut. That was a tough few years.

I do date quite small men. And one large man! Just one.

Christ went more willingly to the cross than we do to the throne of grace.

Renew your mind daily by reading the Holy Scriptures.

A city is composed of different kinds of men; similar people cannot bring a city into existence.

Taking a close look at all technical options is the right thing for them (AOL and MSN) to be doing.

When I wrote The Virgin Suicides, I gave myself very strict rules about the narrative voice: the boys would only be able to report what they had seen or found or what had been told to them.

We cannot stand through the storms of life based on someone else's faith. We must be fully assured in our own hearts and minds.

If you do put yourself out there and do things that are not safe, then you run the risk of being criticized for it.

Some girl asked me for an autograph and I asked her why, she said because she admires me. I said she should see a shrink. Then she started crying and I started laughing.

I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying the accordion.

I definitely try and wash my face twice a day, and I never go to bed with my makeup on. I mostly just wash my face and try to not touch my face because that's when you get pimples.