I find beauty in a very independent state. It lives quietly. It's there to be discovered.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

The worst thing someone gets is isolated. Isolation is the darkest part of any condition. You can live with almost any condition if you're living within a community of people who can share a common understanding. We create these communities from women who share common conditions, and those mothers carry each other through.

When I was younger I wish I'd known that what often seemed to be the 'end of the world' often turned out to be a positive and transformative experience!

I watch 'Mad Men,' I knit scarves, I cook and am very, very normal. Honestly.

I'm from a working-class background, and I've experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike.

The world is a heartbreaking place, without any question.