"Ted beat me up physically a couple of days before my miscarriage."

"[Ted] told me openly he wished me dead."

"What horrifies me most is the idea of being useless: well-educated, brilliantly promising, and fading out into an indifferent middle age."

"I may be a fool, but I'm not a stupid fool."

"The worst thing in the world is to be an artist and not be recognized for it. I mean, to be an artist and not have an audience. That's the worst thing."