In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I'm the oldest there. Then with my friends, I'm the youngest and I'm the baby. It's definitely bizarre.

I protect my skin with sunscreen and am religious about keeping my face moisturized and properly protected all day, so I also use a face lotion with SPF 30.

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

Sometimes success is simply being willing to give it your all.

Breaking composure, confidence, and speed in the water makes you lose the race, not the goggles that fell off your head when you dove in.

To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500.

If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life.

I don't underestimate the power of mental preparation throughout all of my training. I'm in a much better state of mind about competition.

Some people like to focus on other aspects of my life, but first and foremost I am a dedicated and top swimmer.

Malfunctions are inevitable. It's important to push through them during practice - versus stopping to fix and restart - so that you're prepared for one mid-competition.

People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.

Old buildings whisper to us in the creaking of floorboards and rattling of windowpanes.

Never lose sleep over someone who is not worth staying awake for.

Are we all, at heart, just Internet trolls?

A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty.

Because I do not wish to know,” he says. “I prefer to remain unenlightened, to better appreciate the dark.

Words that do not create images should be discarded.

He hath shook hands with time.

At least it's really entertaining when I embarrass myself.

... it is clear that our survival and the salvaging of our environment are dependent on more technology, not less.

Things fall apart, even when you think they're stronger than anything you could ever imagine.