You literally can shoot someone in the face on television and a 7-year-old can watch it. But you can't show the slight of a man's hip, because dear God, someone might think of sex. And while we all hope our kids grow up to have sex, we do not hope they grow up to shoot someone in the face.

The best stories are often true...The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries.

Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life.

I'm fortunate. I've always had medical care. I've always had access. I've never personally had to use a Planned Parenthood. But I have many friends who have and do and did, and I think it's important that that access be there for everyone.

I was 4 and dictating stories into a tape recorder, and my mom typed them up.

Maybe you know exactly what it is you dream of being, or maybe you're paralyzed because you have no idea what your passion is. The truth is, it doesn't matter. You don't have to know. You just have to keep moving forward. You just have to keep doing something, seizing the next opportunity, staying open to trying something new.

You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.