No one in France cares if you tried to kill yourself. In fact, I think they like you better because you're all tragic.

Personally, I think they killed the bear because they were afraid of it. That s what people do, kill the things they re afraid of.

I'm tired of people thinking they're doing me favours.

Let me tell something, seeing your name and psychiatric ward on the same piece of paper isn't the best way to start your day.

Once you realise there's nothing to be afraid of when you die, there's nothing else to worry about.

When people hurt us, the best thing to do isn’t to ask why they did it but to remind ourselves that it wasn’t our fault.

I knew people were talking, but I wasn't listening. I wasn't interested in anything anyone had to say.

That sounds weird: "kill yourself." It makes it sound like you tried to murder someone, only that someone is you.

That's what people do. Kill the things they're afraid of.

Why is it that you have to warn people about who you are?

I keep feeling like everyone wants me to apologize for something.

... You have a heart and nerves the same as your brother men! Why should you be anxious to conceal them?

The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I realised.

We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of innocent Americans.

When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice for all.

A good book is a good book, and there are a lot of different ways to approach writing or reading one.

Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity.

Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.

I tried to throw a yo-yo away. It was impossible.

I don't know if proud is the right word, but I am somebody who does not, on the whole, have the highest regard for my own stuff in that when I look all I get to see are the flaws.

The only way I can stop people from stealing is also not to steal myself, and it's one of the most difficult things.