Reading and writing are in themselves subversive acts.

The most radical, audacious thing to think is that there might be some point to working hard and thinking hard and reading hard and writing hard and trying to be of service

We're here to get each other through this thing, whatever it is.

Knowing that you're crazy doesn't make the crazy things stop happening.

It's regrets that make painful memories. When I was crazy I did everything just right.

Who but a brazen crazy person would go one-on-one with blank paper or canvas armed with nothing but ideas?

Having their feelings make sense is how people get their kicks.

With mental illness the trick is to not take your feelings so seriously; you’re zooming in and zooming away from things that go from being too important to being not important at all.

Reading and writing are in themselves subversive acts. What they subvert is the notion that things have to be the way they are, that you are alone, that no one has ever felt the way you have.

Colds, ulcers, flu, and cancer are things we get. Schizophrenia is something we are.

Put on all the armor of the Lord. Not just the pretty stuff.

Literature is the ditch I'm going to die in. It's still the thing I care most about.

Manly men and womanly women are still here but feeling nervous.

A lot of acting is private time.

Sometimes -- she knows this from her own life -- to get to the other side, you must travel through grief. No detours are possible.

Rules are for the obidience of fools and interpretations of smart men.

The camera is an extension of yourself... Your story treatment may be subjective, but it is important to remain objective as to truth.

No drama, however great, is entirely independent of the stage on which it is given.

I'm the best and I'll thank you to remember that.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.