“You can't photograph the hugest mysteries of the universe that really have nothing to do with what shows up before your eyes, under a microscope, through a telescope, in the pages of books.”

“You can't find your life, or your peace, in the middle of a bezillion eyes staring at you.”

“There is something very cool about writing your worst memories through someone else's eyes. You start to see what happened to you... almost as if it happened to somebody else. Especially if that made-up person is nice, it's a great exercise because there are many mean people in this world.”

“Life is all we have, and if we can't look at it honestly, are we really living?”

“You can almost believe what you know is not true when you really have to.”

“Sometimes the things you search far and wide for are right under your nose.”

“Don't tell people you care about them when all you really care about is getting your own way.”