There is no shame — having a dirty face — the shame comes when you keep it dirty.

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a Flamingo.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

The wind is us-- it gathers and remembers all our voices, then sends them talking and telling through the leaves and the fields.

Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

I love New York, even though it isn't mine, the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.

When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas.

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat. He stores up a lot of poison.

shrimp and green peppers are shriveling in my refrigerator

If you are willing to persistently hold strong to your goals and dreams, it would only become a matter of time until impossibilities start to become possibilities in your life.

What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should've been named ADHD poster child of the year.

It's a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life.

You know, people are basically shitty. It's when they prove it over and over again that it gets obnoxious.

Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's all I heard. I had no choice.

Being in love, I find myself smiling for no reason at all.

Whenever I reference something, it usually comes back at some point. I don't know why.

I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.

Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that is meant to be worshipped.