"I am jealous of men – a dangerous and subtle envy which can corrode, I imagine, any relationship."

"God, but life is loneliness, despite all the opiates."

"I would like to be everyone, a cripple, a dying man, a whore, and then come back to write about my thoughts, my emotions, as that person. But I am not omniscient. I have to live my life, and it is the…"

"I want to be a woman who is not afraid to be imperfect. I want to be a woman who is not afraid to make mistakes. I want to be a woman who is not afraid to learn."

"I am so utterly a success. I am so utterly a failure."