“Masks are elaborate and everyone has one. It takes a while to get to know people. This doesn't make them mysterious, it makes them like everyone else.”

“When someone says they feel old, I always want to ask them why they feel old. Time passes for everyone. No one is exempt.”

“All the bruised lives, searching hearts...Everyone wants a love story but few will risk what it takes to live one.”

“The spider's web: She finds an innocuous corner in which to spin her web. The longer the web takes, the more fabulous its construction. She has no need to chase. She sits quietly, her patience a consummate force; she waits for her prey to come to her on their own, and then she ensnares them, injects them with venom, rendering them unable to escape. Spiders – so needed and yet so misunderstood.”

“People don't tell others when they lose interest, just like they don't tell others when they love them. And then they wonder why they are so unhappy.”

“I don't make people comfortable but that's what couches are for.”

“A gem, like you, is made beautiful by being polished. It's not an easy undertaking, but a stone that exists undisturbed among others just is...but the most beautiful stand out because they face being alone, endure hardships and learn from what challenges them. Suffering purifies and makes beautiful, but only if the gem can shine.”