Theater has an incredible capacity to move people to social change, to address issues, to inspire social revolution.

The mechanism of violence is what destroys women, controls women, diminishes women and keeps women in their so-called place.

Success itself doesn't give you happiness. It's what you do with your success that gives you happiness.

Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing.

Security is elusive. It's impossible. We all die. We all get old. We all get sick. People leave us. People change us. Nothing is secure.

I want to touch you in real time not find you on YouTube, I want to walk next to you in the mountains not friend you on Facebook.

I have been a depressed person most of m life. I was always in the throes of self-hatred.