Insanity is knowing that what you're doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can't stop it.

That is all I want in life: for this pain to seem purposeful.

I start to get the feeling that something is really wrong.

Everything's plastic, we're all going to die sooner or later, so what does it matter.

I admire Bruce Springsteen because he's a heroic person who has lots of integrity and has this incredible body of work that is so vital.

Depression is about as close as you get to somewhere between dead and alive, and it's the worst.

...occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt.

homesickness is just a state of mind for me. i'm always missing someone or someplace or something, i'm always trying to get back to some imaginary somewhere. my life has been one long longing.

The voices in my head, which I used to think were just passing through, seem to have taken up residence.

In life, single women are the most vulnerable adults. In movies, they are given imaginary power.

It's like Samson and Delilah: watch your back, because trouble could be the person you're sleeping with.

When the vision is clear, the results will appear. Keep your mindset positive as you work your plan, flourish, and always remember why you started.

Without an abundance of hope and happiness, it will be difficult to accumulate an abundance of wealth.

The moment I realize I just stayed up until five in the morning writing is that moment I know I am meant to be a writer.

All girls are beautiful, and when they say they're ugly they only lie to themselves, for it's impossible for them to be ugly.

Potter is potter's enemy, and craftsman is craftsman's rival; tramp is jealous of tramp, and singer of singer.

Much of my writing is energized by unresolved memories - something like ghosts in the psychological sense.

Life is about losing everything, gracefully.

There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.

Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit.

Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.