“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
“I cry harder because my private pains are so unoriginal.”
“We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day.”
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
“Once, Picasso was asked what his paintings meant. He said, “Do you ever know what the birds are singing? You don’t. But you listen to them anyway.” So, sometimes with art, it is important just to look.”
“Sometimes I’m terrified of my heart; of its constant hunger for whatever it is it wants. The way it stops and starts.”
“I can’t tell you just how wonderful she is. I don’t want you to know. I don’t want any one to know.”
“We’re so caught up in trying to do everything, experience all the essential things, not miss out on anything important…We can’t read all the good books, watch all the good films, go to all the best cities in the world, try all the best restaurants, meet all the great people…Life is better when we don’t try to do everything. Learn to enjoy the slice of life you experience, and life turns out to be wonderful.”
“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.”
“I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating.”