

“I always feel this pressure of being a strong and independent icon of womanhood, and without making it look my whole life is revolving around some guy. But loving someone, and being loved means so much to me. We always make fun of it and stuff. But isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”
― Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays
― Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays

“On a good day, I'd call people sexist who condemned a woman for capitalizing on her body. On a bad day, I'd hate myself and my body, and every decision I'd made in my life seemed like a glaring mistake. Mostly, though, I knew I was a whole, complex person with thoughts and ideas and things I wanted to make and say. I wanted so desperately to prove them all wrong. I just hadn't gotten the change yet.”
― My Body
― My Body

“So this was what a mountain was like, the same as a person: the more you know, the less you fear.”
― The Man with the Compound Eyes
― The Man with the Compound Eyes
“It was exciting to see her grow -
both of us grow and change together. But then, that's the hard part - growing without growing apart, or changing without it scaring the other person.”
― her
both of us grow and change together. But then, that's the hard part - growing without growing apart, or changing without it scaring the other person.”
― her

“Don't you think dreams and the Internet are similar? They are both areas where the repressed conscious mind vents.”
― Paprika
― Paprika
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