By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

I've never had a sustained period of medication for mental illness when I've not been on other drugs as well. It's just not something that I particularly feel I need. I know that I have dramatically changing moods, and I know sometimes I feel really depressed, but I think that's just life. I don't think of it as, "Ah, this is mental illness," more as, "Today, life makes me feel very sad." I know I also get unnaturally high levels of energy and quickness of thought, but I'm able to utilize that.

I don't mind having a reputation as a serious and spiritual person. I think that would be a nice reputation to have

If your body is 90% water what have you got to drink water all the time for? Why can't you just have some crisps?

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

People don't realize that the future is just now, but later.

I want to change the world, and do something valuable and beautiful. I want people to remember me before I'm dead, and then more afterwards.