"Do not flatter yourselves: if you go to places of worship merely to look about you or to hear music, you are not worshipping God."

“Did you ever read a love-letter that wasn't an evidence of idiocy - except your own?”

“It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.”

Source : Stephen Crane (2004). “The Red Badge of Courage”, p.41, Prestwick House Inc

“Isolation of the caretaker role is a real danger. That way lies sadness.”

Source : "Interview with a Plus One". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. February 13, 2015.

“It means the most when your team always supports you.”

“The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.”

“When I was fourteen and first started going out, I always wanted to be the opposite of everyone else. So I would go to the club in a polo T-shirt and pants and sneakers and a hat on backward, just so I would not be dressed like other girls.”

“The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.”

“I have absolutely no desire and no thought of quitting ever.”

Source : "60 Minutes" with Mike Wallace, www.cbsnews.com. 2001.