That was the rule. Break one of my rules once, and I’m bound to break many more.

It's just that you're about to do something out of the ordinary. And after you do something like that, the everyday look of things might seem to change a little. Things may look different to you than they did before. But don't let appearances fool you. There's always only one reality.

We're all kind of weird and twisted and drowning.

Be fearless, be brave, be bold, love yourself

I began to draw an invisible boundary between myself and other people. No matter who I was dealing with. I maintained a set distance, carefully monitoring the person’s attitude so that they wouldn’t get any closer. I didn’t easily swallow what other people told me. My only passions were books and music

Perhaps I'm just too painstaking a type of person, but I can't grasp much of anything without putting down my thoughts in writing.

Good style happens in one of two ways: the writer either has an inborn talent or is willing to work herself to death to get it.