It was like the entire world was colluding to make me feel insane, and it was doing a really good job.

The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs.

I realize Jubilee is a bit of a stripper name. You probably think I have heard the call of the pole.

Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.

i miss you so much it's giving me a pain in my pancreas.

Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.

It's always easier to say good-bye when you know it's just a prelude to hello.

You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.

I like you because you were mad. And you're pretty. And pretty sane for a mad person.

Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not.

I have no phobias. Phobias are irrational. My fears are rational and CAREFULLY CULTIVATED, like roses.

A great mystery lies in the repetition and continuity of the renewal of that which is past. Culture perpetuates itself in memory and the big job is the reawakening of memory.

In vain our labours are whatsoe'er they be unless God gives the Benediction.

For me, when I do my best acting, it's mainly imagination. Then I really have a lot of fun with it.

I don't have that addictive, "What's going on?" feeling anymore, thank god.

Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and fancy women.

Still I rise Still I fight Still I might crack a smile Keep my eyes on the prize See my haters tell em hi

People may say that what I do is very clever, but it's not really at all. It's not Swift.

I've been on television saying, "¡Vamos a la biblioteca!". That was great. Nobody had ever asked me.

But when you're alone in the world, really alone, you have no choice but to be open to suggestions.

I don't like it, to be honest, when politicians make a big thing of their religious beliefs, so I don't make a big thing of it.