If I was gonna write a book that was true, and I was gonna write a book that was honest, then I was gonna have to write about myself in very, very negative ways.

Lying became part of my life. I lied if I needed to lie to get something or get out of something

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

There are no categories in contemporary art. There are no rules. Artists are given the freedom to make and create whatever they please and call it whatever they please. I identify with that system, or lack of system, much more than I do the landscape of contemporary publishing.

She made me feel better than I have ever felt, better than I imagined I could feel, and it scared me, it scared me to the point of paralysis.

I'm pretty good at compartmentalizing things and not allowing things outside of myself to distract me or bother me or affect me in any way.

And as ridiculous as it may sound, sometimes all any of us needs in life is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us.