Reckless action is worse than wise restraint.

Finding one's voice - or creating a narrative voice that has the power to carry your story - is the hardest part.

Beautiful music plays, but not everyone with ears can hear it.

I understood that the stories we believe have power over us. They work into our bodies and minds and change us from inside out. What if one day these stories become something stronger, more real, than fairy tales?

When I was little, I went to a Catholic school and was required to go to church every morning and with my parents on Sundays, so I spent a lot of time sitting on a wooden pew. Angels are sort of a relief. If you're looking around, the other imagery is so dark and heavy. Looking at the beautifully rendered pictures of angels was more uplifting.

I taught myself to write in order to understand who I was and so yes, writing was an act of self-actualization in the beginning.

I started listening to the Cure around the time I discovered Joy Division and, like Joy Division, they have shaped my taste in all sorts of dark and dreary ways.