I feel like little bits of my soul are being shipped domestically.

People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.

I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists. My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life.

You can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough

Even in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better

Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.

To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.

You can't fake joy. Authentic joy is the kind that grows out of the soil of pain and doubt and fear, because that is the reality of the world.

... tried praying for him ...but I couldn't. I just couldn't. Don't ask me why. I hoped that he was okay, but I couldn't summon the strength to pray for it.

Disability is not what we see or appear, it is all about not doing what one really wanted to do...

I think they are very important because westerns have a code and a symbolism.

Literature is man's exploration of man by artificial light, which is better than natural light because we can direct it where we want.

As for real chicken soup, I have it once or twice a week.

Diversity, that is my motto.

The most useful truths are always universal, and unconnected with accidents and customs.

I've always been creative, with a huge amount of energy.

If her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her, she would infect to the north star!