Most people love you for who you pretend to be... to keep their love, you keep pretending -- performing. You get to love your pretense... It's so true, we're locked in an image, an act –- and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image -- they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it -- they feel like you're trying to steal their most precious possession.

Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain. [...] People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel