I write into an old book that smells of dust and whose pages are floppy with damp. Sometimes the ink splodges onto the paper, other times it will barely leave the nib of my pen.

As the daydreams grew longer, the distinction between what was real and what was imaginary grew less. Soon I existed in a blissful world of my own creation.

There’s merit in being different, inspiration in being individual, courage in being unique, and freedom in being yourself.

Reality is in the ether, a blend of present-day experiences infused with one’s memories and dreams. A life that is real to one is surreal to another.

Reality is just a matter of perception.

Individuality and creativity are slowly dampened by a normal job with normal people.

The greatest moments of creativity come in absolute solitude, when one’s mind is free from distraction and able to probe the depths of the impossible.

Doing nothing can be as rewarding as doing something. And doing very little can be as productive, in a creative sense, as doing a lot.

Time is not something to be killed. Doing so suffocates a part of us, writing off part of our life that could, or rather should, be spent doing something meaningful.

I keep on dreaming, but to find freedom, one must first search inwards.

Time alone helps us to remember who we are.

Women united can create movements. We can empower entire generations. We can build peace one action at a time. Together we rise. The time is now.

Knowledge comes from the past, so it's safe. It is also out of date. It's the opposite of originality... Experience is the opposite of being creative.

I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating.

I'll always be with you, inside and out," she reads. "Through hard times and helpless ones, through love, through doubt.

The cockroach and the bird were both here long before we were. Both could.

In any character I ever play, whether she's good or bad or whatever, my most important thing is heart.

A poem is a box, a thing, to put other things in. For safe keeping.

I'm just really confident sexually, and I think that sort of oozes out of my pores. It's just there. It's something I don't have to turn on.

Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.

I'm supposed to enforce the laws of the land. The law of Florida is that if you're a noncitizen, you don't vote in these races.