Ten bajillion product ads notwithstanding, your looks are another thing that's basically genetic.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.

If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with whatever you're doing, and let the worry go.

Don't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.

Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.

Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.

Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

Every day brings new choices.

Shut up and do not think. All the theorists agree: shut up and keep the words from being said. And all of the scars will remain invisible

Not everything's funny, Mother.""No, " said Leola, "so I guess when you can laugh, , it's all the sweeter.

I love color - I'm not a beige kind of girl

Everybody should know that Germany will not go it alone: there will be no restless Reich.

I don't know where I'm gonna be two weeks at a time, much less the thing I'm making. I'm just flattered to get the opportunity to do it and to get asked to do it.

The lack of substantial resources and staffing along the Northern U.S. border poses a real security threat.

I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.

Literature is humanity talking to itself.

I've seen Jaws [movie], like, 800 times. And I love it.

I don't really cringe over any of my albums.