From here on out, there's just reality. I think that's what maturity is: a stoic response to endless reality. But then, what do I know?

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.

Tough times measure the size of the accomplishment

Delight in your sensuality, in the dance of your desires. Don't be ashamed of it.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and think critically. Intelligence plus character

One does see so much evil in a village,' murmured Miss Marple in an explanatory voice.

Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world's great diplomats, surely.

You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend.

I support myself by public speaking and trying to work on as many appropriate and legitimate ventures as I can.

My films have sort of amateur elements, a naive quality, yet they have some sophisticated quality, sometimes the rhythm is kinda elegant.

The history of science shows that great mysteries get solved. It may be that there's an answer that humans are too stupid to understand. I'm intrigued by that possibility.