“But it is important to know this, to know your roots. To know where you started as a person. If not, your own life seems unreal to you.”

“You know you're in trouble when your own imagination starts punishing you.”

“Well some say life
Will beat you down,
And break your heart,
Steal your crown.So it started out
For God-knows-where.
I guess I'll know
When I get there.”

“Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, [but] every character is an extension of the author's own personality.”

“Adolescence is such a fun time in your life, because you think you know it all, and you haven’t gotten to the point where you realize that you know almost nothing.”

“The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of feeling your way.”

“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”

“I wondered if the person who really loves you is the person who knows all your stories, the person who WANTS to know all your stories.”

“You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.”

“So what is true for life itself is no less true for the universe: knowing where you came from is no less important than knowing where you are going.”