If Michaelangelo were a heterosexual, the Sistine Chapel would have been painted basic white and with a roller.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

Still not sure about how easily he could be integrated into their posse, Trevor smiled in delighted relief at how tolerantly two of his close friends had received his new identity.

Some might think that the creativity, imagination, and flights of fancy that give my life meaning are insanity.

I suppose the shock of recognition is one of the nastiest shocks of all.

I had the one thing you need to be a blues singer, I was born with the blues.

I think, as a woman, you do sort of have to work twice as hard, but I don't feel as if I wasn't given opportunities.

I love comic books. I just do.

When a song comes from a real story and from a real place I think it comes across to people. That's important.

Reality is reality. It transcends every concept. There is no concept which can adequately describe it, not even the concept of interdependence.

It's always weird to eat something that is a pet elsewhere.

There are endless exercises for arms, but the basics are best-chinups and pushups.