With everything so perfect, reality seemed somehow fragile, as if the slightest interruption could imperil her pretty future... all of it felt as tenuous as a soap bubble, shivering and empty.

At least one thing was consistent about her life: It just kept on getting more complicated.

And the worst thing was, there were no mirrors out there in the wild, so the princess was left wondering whether she in fact was still beautiful... or if the fall had changed the story completely.

Left alone, human beings are a plague. They multiply relentlessly, consuming every resource, destroying everything they touch.

...humanity is a disease, a cancer on the body of the world.

A milli-Helen is enough beauty to launch exactly one ship

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Have faith in your beliefs

A conscience can be a dangerous thing

I think we're all pretty crazy on this bus. I'm not sure I know anyone who's got all the dots on his or her dice.

Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.

Blue Boy proves that if you don't quite fit in, then you might as well stand out with as much wit, color and audacity as you can muster.

There are no 'holds.' Everyday you're either willing to buy more at the current price, or, if you aren't, you should redeploy the capital to something you believe does deserve incremental capital.

People who don't think shouldn't talk.

Because you lack a noble and successful past is no reason why you should lack a noble and successful future.

I am so honored to be named as one of Time's 100 most influential people.