I just started to see the world as it really is and it completely shocked me and changed my opinion on everything.. on life and my values and certainly my own sense of self.

There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.

I like the feeling of being dominated. It actually makes me feel safe as opposed to challenged.

I don't really send text messages. I rarely carry my phone. I occasionally check messages at the end of the night, but I don't carry it around.

I'm trying to find things that are extremely challenging or mean something to me deeply.

I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.

I think I was probably able to flip characters in my head as if I was playing different roles in order to write the different people because you kind of have to be one person, and inhabit him and write from his voice and be her and write her voice. So I think that helped.