I was laying in bed one night and I thought 'I'll just quit - to hell with it.' And another little voice inside me said 'Don't quit - save that tiny little ember of spark.' And never give them that spark because as long as you have that spark, you can start the greatest fire again.

the grace is being able to like rock music, symphony music, jazz … anything that contains the original energy of joy.

Joan of Arc had style. Jesus had style.

Why did I come here? I thought. Why is it always only a matter of choosing between something bad and something worse?

I didn't like parties.I didn't know how to dance and people frightened me, especially people at parties. They attempted to be sexy and gay and witty and although they hoped they were good at it, they weren 't. They were bad at it. Their trying so hard only made it worse.

Long ago, among other lies they were taught that silence was bravery.

What? You’d dare drink right after getting out of jail for intoxication?” That’s when you need a drink the most.