At times it is strangely sedative to know the extent of your own powerlessness.

You see an awful lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

It was easy enough to kill yourself in a fit of despair. It was easy enough to play the martyr. It was harder to do nothing. To endure your life. To wait.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

The trick is not how much pain you feel-but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.