So I got dressed up kind of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo-y goth. As I head out, I say bye to Mum and Dad, and Mum says, ‘You look cool’, just as Dad says, ‘You look terrifying.

It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have something out of the ordinary about you.

Someone dehumanises you by violating your child and every human thought you had for them is broken, undermined, then gone.

People are likely to act based on their emotions and then backward-rationalize. Because women have highly developed emotional circuits, they are especially susceptible to this.

You are created with a purpose

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

I wasted time and now doth time waste me.

The more you lose, the more you don't win.

Images have an advanced religion; they bury history.

...one of the ways in which cats show happiness is by sleeping.

Learning stamps you with its moments. Childhood's learning is made up of moments. It isn't steady. It's a pulse.

Spend time all day and all night monitoring your thoughts, constantly keeping them in a high plateau. Avoid places and people that pull your energy down.

I wasn't brought up with any religion, actually.