Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.

No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.

I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."

I get lots of awards for being mentally ill. Apparently, I am better at being mentally ill than almost anything else I've ever done. Seriously - I have a shelf of awards for being bipolar.

You know the bad thing about being a survivor... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift.

The older you get, the easier it is to spot the phonies. And I just think, how unpleasant for them.

If the moment is everthing, then everything is time.

The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.

I went up on the hill and walked about until twilight had deepened into an autumn night with a benediction of starry quietude over it. I was alone but not lonely. I was a queen in halls of fancy.

Unsure how to answer, I took another grape. Time was no problem for me, but I wasn't eager to hear the long life story of a dwarf. And besides, this was a dream. It could evaporate any moment.

I used to be very revolutionary, but now I think that nothing can be gained by brute force. People must be drawn to good by goodness.

Even in social life, it is persistency which attracts confidence, more than talents and accomplishments.

Oh, I love red. I'm very loyal to my colors. I love violet.

I'm drawn again and again to relationships between people who really, really want to connect and just can't get out of their own way to do it.

I have long since decided if you wait for the perfect time to write, you'll never write. There is no time that isn't flawed somehow.

Those who have come to an impasse should examine their original intentions; those who have succeeded should note where they are heading.