Truly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. When that light has been put out, a heavy shadow of despair descends.

The night glittered brilliantly then.

Recognizing how totally ignorant you are is the only honest way to deal with people who've been through something traumatic.

If you don’t say what you’re thinking, you end up lying when you really need to speak up.

I felt how important the simplest things were, like feeling proud, finding something funny, stretching yourself, retreating into yourself.

No matter where you are, you're always a bit on your own, always an outsider.

There are many, many difficult times, god knows. If a person wants to stand on her own two feet, I recommend undertaking the care and feeding of something. It could be children, or it could be house plants, you know? By doing that you come to understand your own limitations. That's where it starts.