I don't want to look at something that determines me so completely.

A home filled with nothing but yourself. It's heavy, that lightness. It's crushing, that emptiness.

Vanity is becoming a nuisance, I can see why women give it up, eventually. But I'm not ready for that yet.

Love is the pursuit of shadows.

Without the protection of surliness and levity, all children would be crushed by the past—the past of others, loaded onto their shoulders. Selfishness is their saving grace.

Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.

Knowledge is power only as long as you keep your mouth shut.