Saying you're an alcoholic and an addict is like saying you're from Los Angeles and from California.

I don't want to be thought of as a survivor because you have to continue getting involved in difficult situations to show off that particular gift, and I'm not interested in doing that anymore.

You know the bad thing about being a survivor... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift.

Certainly there are people who like me, but then there are those who don't know me who gossip about me. You can't believe the things I've heard.

Sometimes I think all I want to find is a mean guy and make him be nice to me. Or maybe a nice guy who's a little bit mean to me. But they're usually too nice too soon or too mean too long.

I rarely think about my childhood. It's a slippery thing I can't keep hold of for long - it slithers out of my grasp. And a lot of the time I remember what was missing instead of what was there. I am a chronicler of absence.

What doesn't kill men makes them stronger. What doesn't kill women makes men breakfast.