"There were people everywhere but no one was mine, and I was no one's."

-- Gregory Maguire

“It is such a secret place, the land of tears.”
“Never trust a demon. He has a hundred motives for anything he does ... Ninety-nine of them, at least, are malevolent.”
“Anyone can get a degree or a certificate in something. Big deal. A piece of paper from a university somewhere doesn't define a person. It won't tell you who I am.”
“If a man don't go his own way, he is nothing.”
“It doesn't matter who you were or what you've done in the past. The only thing that matters is who you are right now.”

Source : Shelly Crane “Wide Awake Boxset”, Kiss Me Publications, LLC
“He's male. I've noticed that sometimes the brains simply get left out of the package.”
“Your mental diet largely determines your character and your personality and almost everything that happens to you in life. When you feed your mind with positive affirmations, information, books, conversations, audio programs, and thoughts, you develop a more positive attitude and personality. You become more influential and persuasive. You enjoy greater confidence and self-esteem.”
“My concern has always been to paint nudes as if they were some splendid fruit.”

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