I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous.

I just feel compelled to continue to be transparent. It just really levels the playing field and eradicates the shame that I have, or that one might have, about being human. So I'm going to just keep going.

When I'm in pain and grief and despair, my throat is clenched and my heart hurts.

A feeling is not bottomless. once felt all the way through,a great peace greets you there

It's exciting for people to define who they are in relation to what I write - whether it be by loving or hating it.

When I was 11 years old and I was on a road trip with my family. I turned to my dad and said, "Do you believe in Adam and Eve?" And he said he didn't think so. I remember that felt like a slap in the face, because if my parents questioned Adam and Eve, then they potentially questioned everything within Catholicism. Eventually that idea led to my feeling liberated, but at that time it was very scary.

I never regret anything I do. It's part of who I am now, and I like who I am now.