My parents will be sad for a while, and they may even blame themselves, the way they do now. Eventually they'll come to peace with my decision. I hope they'll realize I'm finally at peace.

Cut the ending. Revise the script. The man of her dreams is a girl.

This is my vision-what I imagine I'll pass through on my way to the light. The blue sky, the clouds, the rays of light.

...the man of my dreams is a girl.

Really? It seems too good to be true. I don't trust it. I don't trust anyone.

Your failures and your faults, they stick with you. They glob into ugly, cancerous growths inside you and make you want to die.

Me? I had no dreams. No longings. Dreams only set you up for disappointment. Plus, you had to have a life to have dreams of a better life.

No one ever found out what was happening inside me. How the pain was eating me away. No one ever came to my rescue, or stood up for me.

What's the point of living if you don't belong anywhere?

What you see, isn't always what you get

Is that all I am? A friend?" "Of course not," I say. "I love you." "Am I the only one?" she asks. "Yes. Completely." First, last, and always.

...hero or not, he wanted to hold her forever and not let go.

Republican and Democrat are simply two different factions of the same ruling party, and their congressional battles are primarily over political spoils, not political ideology

Every man stamps his value on himself ... man is made great or small by his own will.

The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school.

Charm is a way of getting the answer 'Yes' without asking a clear question.

Our submission defines our authority

My films are as much concerned with truth as anything in vérité. Maybe more so.

Having children made me go down a road of serious introspection and self-examination. I think it's informed and hopefully enhanced my creativity.

There’s so much negativity in the world and what you only need to hear is all the love.

The idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed.