Rebecca McKinsey

“Work like an angel, dress like a demon, live like a ghost, and dream like a human.”

“That kind of imagination is why we're not dead.”

“Perfect sanity is a myth propagated by straitjacket salesmen.”

“The difference between politics and religion is that the first makes it legal to hate, and makes the love of the second illegal.”

“People are fascinating. Especially the ones who hate me.”

“When you feel like throwing rocks, make sure they're ones no one can throw back.”

“When you don't change, history repeats itself. Then you have to decide if changing is for the best, or you keep seeing repeats because you're doing something right.”

“There seem to be two main types of people in the world, crosswords and sudokus.”

“I refuse to hold the coats of this generation.”

“I respect you as my king, and I respect you as my father, but I do not respect you as a man!”

“If truth is not objective, there is no good or evil. There is only what people do and how people feel about it.”

“Stories start in all sorts of places. Where they begin often tells the reader of what to expect as they progress. Castles often lead to dragons, country estates to deeds of deepest love (or of hate), and ambiguously presented settings usually lead to equally as ambiguous characters and plot, leaving a reader with an ambiguous feeling of disappointment. That's one of the worst kinds.”

“My point is this — you don't know. When I was first here, people looked at my hair, noticed apples on my tray, and thought 'hippie.' Then, from 'hippie' they thought 'druggie.' From there it went to 'will get me in trouble' and 'not worth my time,' and then they stopped thinking at all. No one bothered to find out if what they thought about me was true. No one wanted to hear what I thought. No one cared what I believed in. No one cared about talking to me or asking what my plans were for the day or night. And then came you. Don't let what you think you know make him into what I could have been. Don't become someone who doesn't think, just because you don't like him for some reason. Because, quite frankly, I like how you think. Except for now, of course.”

“Never make the mistake of thinking you are alone — or inconsequential. Ignorance is voluntary and confusion is temporary. You see the world as-is, which is more than can be said for the vast populace.”

“The ones who hate me the most are the ones who don't scare me.”