When I became too much myself, I had to change my life.

This is for the kids who know that the worst kind of fear isn't the thing that makes you scream, but the one that steals your voice and keeps you silent.

I saw the bruises, the burns, the cuts— I knew which ones had been done to you by someone you thought you could trust. Someone you thought loved you. I knew which ones you gave yourself.

I was the problem and the solution.

The pain will always be in you — but you will not always be in pain.

I loved you when I left you.

There are different kinds of happy, some kinds don't need any proof-Ellie O'Neill, This is What Happy Looks Like

They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense since it implies that in times of peace truth stays out of the sick bay or the graveyard.

There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.

A dead afternoon in a dark bar was not the worst of fates.

I don't feel in any way obligated to remain current with the culture. I feel no social obligation whatsoever. I trust my morality in the narrow path I trek through the world as I work.

All the New York City Ballet does is hit beautiful home runs.

I always wanted attention, and I realized I could make people laugh.

I am working here (in Amsterdam) on my last big triptych, which will be a tremendous story, and which gives me a more intense life and exhilaration. My God, life is worth living!

I was supposed to be too short to play college volleyball.

If you really want to tell stories, do it and don't be dissuaded.