"My first memories of religion were being taken to Episcopal church. My father was Catholic, but my mother, I believe, was Episcopal. So I sort of veered off into the watered-down version of Catholicism."

"Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best."

"If Satan wasn't around, churches would go out of business."

"Sometimes you feel awkward being what you're best at, you feel like you have to be something new."

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that."

"In the arithmetic of human affection, the more you give, the more you retain. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A courageous heart knows that the greatest battles are fought within."

"A visionary sees the unseen and knows the simplest acts of love resonate the loudest."