Lots of people take the option of not activating their own life, of really letting it happen.

It bothers me that no one has the patience to deal with someone who is just sad.

I think if I were living in a utopian world, then it wouldn't be political commentary; it would be about daffodils.

It's a strange life... you really don't know how you will impact people or how things will play out.

Being alive and understanding that and making the decision to actually live take a lot of courage.

Sometimes it's better to live through someone's work than the person themselves, and to realise that every human being is flawed, but through art they can be perfect.

I just write what comes to me. I didn't sit down and say ok, here is my statement. It's just a song that has a shout out.

Generally I try to read anything but indie rock journalism or anything about music at all, especially in the summer.

The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don't really know what you will end up with until you have created it.

Until the day we die, our lives are unwritten, which is sometimes a terrifying thought.

It's not my fault that people are perverts.

An introspective man who doesn’t keep a diary consigns himself to a special hell

I am no longer hesitant.I am ready.I am fearless.

Where in the nine hells did you ever find the notion that I would fight fair?”-Drizzt Do'Urden

My hobbies are cooking and gardening, especially growing orchids. I love soccer, my husband and I support a British team called Chelsea, and I also enjoy tennis. We have 3 cats.

Never give up and always believe in yourself.

If you have ever typed 'sorry not sorry' I hope you die... not sorry.

Go beyond what you feel like doing and do what's right. Every time you do what's right when you don't feel like it, you are growing.

You're a monster. Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise? No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable.

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.

The idea of what the public will think prevents the public from ever thinking at all, and acts as a spell on the exercise of private judgment.