“t may not be the life you imagined, but it’s your life. You came here for a reason. Is it time for you to go and begin again?”

“There’s a drive in a lost soul—in one that is searching for acceptance, companionship, belonging, whatever you want to call it. The slightest coincidence ignites a spark that one hopes will lead to...”

“Cause and effect are rarely directly related. Justice has a mind of her own.”

“You earn brotherhood—the purest friendship, trust, love, whatever you want to call it—moment by moment through how you treat others.”

“Silence has built walls, walls that I attempt to break by pedaling faster, only to be imprisoned a hundred feet down the road.”

“I'm learning quickly, once you quit one thing, it gets easier and easier just to leave situations rather than deal with shit.”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“art is risk made visible”

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

“I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.”

“The point, I decided, wasn't to have the autobiography or even the memories. The point was who I became when I wrote.”

“The willingness to reach inside every part of yourself opens the door to total understanding. You place your entire identity on the line, not just an isolated part. This may sound daunting, but act...”