We must leave the discovery of this mystery, like all others, to time, and accident, and Heaven's pleasure.

To surround anything, however monstrous or ridiculous, with an air of mystery, is to invest it with a secret charm, and power of attraction which to the crowd is irresistible.

I hope I know my own unworthiness, and that I hate and despise myself and all my fellow-creatures as every practicable Christian should.

If you don't feel the same way about him, if you're just leading him on, you need to tell him that. I've seen too many nice guys get shafted because a girl can't get over some jerk.

Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once.

It's not what you have on the outside that glitters in light, it's what you have on the inside that shines in the dark.

I think my most favorite subject was Lena Horne, because she embodies soul and grace and elegance and 'street'. She embodies everything. And beauty — great beauty.

You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.

If anyone ever saw me dance, they'd have trouble taking me seriously.

Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.

What is necessary for the pubic realm is to shield it from the private interests which have intruded upon it in the most brutal and aggressive form.

When I was younger, I didn't read that much. I was more interested in film and music. Now I'm curious. I want to know what it's all about.

There is no need to drag yourself through life, let go of the struggle & give yourself the time & love to find balance.