Oh, Ma, you're looking at all the trees, and I'm not even in the forest.

That is all I want in life: for this pain to seem purposeful.

I start to get the feeling that something is really wrong.

Everything's plastic, we're all going to die sooner or later, so what does it matter.

I admire Bruce Springsteen because he's a heroic person who has lots of integrity and has this incredible body of work that is so vital.

Depression is about as close as you get to somewhere between dead and alive, and it's the worst.

...occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt.

homesickness is just a state of mind for me. i'm always missing someone or someplace or something, i'm always trying to get back to some imaginary somewhere. my life has been one long longing.

Insanity is knowing that what you're doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can't stop it.

The voices in my head, which I used to think were just passing through, seem to have taken up residence.

In life, single women are the most vulnerable adults. In movies, they are given imaginary power.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.

The on and off switches of your success and happiness lie in your mind.

Englishmen never will be slaves they are free to do whatever the Government and public opinion allow them to do.

Emotion is primarily about nothing and much of it remains about nothing to the end.

Forgiveness leads to a shift in perception. It transforms the hurt into healing.

A fine morning's killing, ay! All their necks wrung - all dead birds! Once they could fly - fly and swim! Fly and swim! All dead now - and sold cheap in the open market!

Not having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness.

Beware of finding what you're looking for. A favorite aphorism he often used.

It's no accident that I'm not married and don't have kids yet.

The flower which we do not pluck is the only one which never loses its beauty or its fragrance.