Mother, who has an absolute belief that it is not the cards that one is dealt in life, it is how one plays them, is, by far, the highest card I was dealt.

If I can't feel, if I can't move, if I can't think, and I can't care, then what conceivable point is there in living?

Somehow, like so many people who get depressed, we felt our depressions were more complicated and existentially based than they actually were.

It took me far too long to realize that lost years and relationships cannot be recovered. That damage done to oneself and others cannot always be put right again.

One of the advantages of science is that one's work, ultimately, is either replicated or it is not.

But, with time, one has encountered many of the monsters, and one is increasingly less terrified of those still to be met.

God only knew what ran underneath the fierce self-discipline and emotional control that had come with my upbringing. But the cracks were there, I knew it, and they frightened me.

If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it’s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.

I just let the pain take over, allowing it to numb the pain of being left behind.

It's her ability as an artist to see possibility where others see a blank page and, by extension, to see victory where others see certain defeat that truly empowers her...

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth; I came from really humble beginnings - the projects of New York City - and I worked my way to get to where I am.

I'm perfectly healthy.

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

The love of our Lord Jesus Christ towards sinners is strikingly shown in His steady purpose of heart to die for them.

Women rule the world. It's not really worth fighting because they know what they're doing. Ask Napoleon. Ask Adam. Ask Richard Burton or Richie Sambora. Many a man has crumbled.

While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.

I do feel like I've missed out a bit because I was really close with my sisters when I was at home. It must be weird for them but they cope really well.