Like books, the Internet has saved my life. It helped me recognize that so many people I adore suffer from the same things I do.

It's funny because the most sane women I've ever met are my mom and my grandmothers. I think you have to be incredibly sane and self-aware to function in relatively insane environments.

I had no idea how complicated and solitary it could be to write a simple book.

I very much own the fact that I'm a misfit. The Internet makes everyone realize they're screwed up.

But really, what else are you going to talk about in line at the liquor store? Childhood trauma seems like the natural choice, since it’s the reason why most of us are in line there to begin with.

A hug is like a strangle you haven't finished yet.

the most terribly human moments - the ones we want to pretend never happened - are the very moments that make us who we are today. ... You are defined not by life's imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them.