“Go ahead and believe that no one shines brighter than you. Become amazing, and be happy.”

“The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.”

“How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.”

“Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never being satisfied.”

“What a sad story, I thought for so long. Not that I now think it was happy. But I think it is true, and thus the question of whether it is sad or happy has no meaning whatever.”