I've paid the price; I definitely have a reputation that precedes me, and there is a camp that plots my demise. But then again... it's funner that way.

I think the minute you mention death, people run for the hills - unless it's heavy metal. People do not like death.

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.

I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you.

Life is a game and true love is a trophy.

I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older - until I drop dead of beauty.

I'm your knight in shining armor. I'm here to save you from Linkin Park.

Cigarettes and chocolate milk These are just a couple of my cravings Everything it seems I like's a little bit stronger A little bit thicker A little bit harmful for me.

I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output.

Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be.

I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.

If your blade were as sharp as your tongue, you'd have sliced me through years ago.

The only thing I envy in young people is their livers.

As a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in an environment of fear of rejection.

Maybe he was more than the sum of his broken parts.

It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it.

God does not ask for 'religious' art or 'Catholic' art. The art he wants for himself is Art, with all its teeth

My parents say that even as a very, very little kid, the way that I acted was dramatically different from other little kids.

Instead, we just sat there, together but really apart, watching a show about a stranger and all her secrets, while keeping our own to ourselves, as always.

If I had to pick one quality that best predicts success (other than wanting to be successful) it would be the willingness to risk embarrassment.

Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say; let speech harmonize with life.