Shame weighs a lot more than flesh and bone.

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly.

There's a fine line between being private and being ashamed.

Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing.

Average. It was the worst, most disgusting word in the English language. Nothing meaningful or worthwhile ever came from that word.

And I somehow always felt less lonely when I was completely alone.

Most important, in order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like.

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.

True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.

Restriction generates yearning. You want what you cannot have.

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me.

We never accept the unaccepted, that which makes us uncomfortable. We love to ignore things till they can no longer be ignored.

Demons were all about ego, which meant that most demons had some kind of title. I think it made them feel better about their tiny…pitchforks.

I can honestly say that I understand women very well. If you understand yourself, you understand women, because, in the end, all women are the same.

Everything that's cool that happens, I look at my wife and I say, 'We need to enjoy this moment right here! This is really special!'

We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.

I always start writing with a clean piece of paper and a dirty mind.

Forgiveness is the divine miracle of grace. The cost to God was the Cross of Christ.

Those of us who make up poems have agreed not to say what the pain is.

A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.

I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.