“Art does not exist only to entertain -- but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for the truth.”

“Why does a woman work ten years to change a man, then complain he's not the man she married?”

“Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work ... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.”

“. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there's always a positive to a negative.”

“Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?”

“I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father, who was an English teacher, because my mother wasn't like me at all.”

“The worlds most successful people didnt wait for someone else to pick them, but instead, they picked themselves.”

“Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.”

“Want something else more than success. Success is a lovely thing, but your desire to say something, your worth, and your identity shouldnt rely on it, because its not guaranteed and its not permane...”