Write a page every single day, even if what you put on the page that day is no good - it's the only way to get better.

If killing yourself is not an option anymore, you have to sink into the darkness instead, and make something out of it.

Are you mine?” Yes. “Are you mine?” Yes. “Are you mine?” No. “No?” No. I loved being yours. But now I’m mine, which is all I ever was, in the end.

When I was younger I loved Betty Blue, and at the moment I'm completely besotted with Angelina Jolie. But sometimes I'm unnerved by the idea of men liking her. Because I think that there is a side to every man that really wants to watch a woman fall apart.

Now that he's gone, I feel like I'm a senior citizen who gave away her life savings over the phone. And this is the crux: I never in my life believed in someone as much as I believed in him. The shame is overwhelming.

I enjoy films where two characters are coming of age, just different ages. That's why I love 'Paper Moon' so much.

But I saw the pain and sadness in everything, and swirled it round my mouth like a fine wine.