"I've never lived my life in the opinion of others. I believe I'm a good person. I believe I'm a good mom. But that's for my kids to decide, not for the world."

"I've told Billy if I ever caught him cheating, I wouldn't kill him because I love his children and they need a dad. But I would beat him up. I know where all of his sports injuries are."

"I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess."

"I don't see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I'm skinny, as if that's supposed to make me happy."

"Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away."

"Love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead his eyes are closed."

"It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life."