“I think love and hate intertwine far too much for humanity's own good, yet we choose to compare them like vinegar and water.”

“On 9/11, all the hatred and murder could not compare with the weight of love, of bravery, of caring. I have to believe that. I honestly believe that. I think we saw the way humanity works on that day, and while some of it was horrifying, so much of it was good.”

“I don’t want people to matter to me too much. Sometimes it hurts too much to think about them. Ones you love who don’t love you, ones who are dead or hate you, ones who you think about but never get to be with. I like people but when I get too close, it fucks me up and I can’t get things done.”

“You have to love somebody that much to also hate them that much, too.”

“Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.”

“I think that we need history as much as we need bread or water or love.”