My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in having found my life.

The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not

Suffering is a part of real life lesson.

Never make someone a priority when they only see you as an option.

Might we begin then to transform our passing illuminations into abiding light?

My dad is a great writer. Naturally talented, naturally charming. He embodies that back-in-the-day cool.

Illness is regarded as a crime, and crime is regarded as illness.

I love love and falling in love, but it can get pretty flat real fast.

Feelings change fast when you're a teenager.

I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life.

The way to be successful in Hollywood is to be as obnoxious as the next guy.

To perceive the aura of an object we look at means to invest it with the ability to look at us in return.