My mistake was in underestimating the emotional force of a song you have already hear a thousand times.

It's weird - sort of not terribly wise - to take a book that was successful and then change its cover.

What nobody understood then is this: The only way that you achieve what you want and fulfill your dreams and become great is by demanding that sort of attention. You have to make it happen.

Imperfections are attractive when their owners are happy with them.

As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted a normal little childhood. Unfortunately, that's just not what happened.

He was raised without a proper diagnosis.

He's a really nice guy, if only I weren't me.