“Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears an...” — Catherynne M. Valente Quote

“Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears and are thus inherently incredibly interesting and powerful.”

“Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.”

“Where there is a Key, there is yet hope.”

“You should always listen to minotaurs. Anybody with four stomachs has to have a firm grip on reality.”

“Just remember that the only question in a house is who is to rule. The rest is only dancing around that, trying not to look it in the eye.”

“How I adore you, Marya. How well I chose. Scold me; deny me. Tell me you want what you want and damn me forever. But don’t leave me.”

“Everyone fears rejection.”

“We all have our fears, but it's about how you take up the challenge.”

“He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.”

“If you are making a film for the first time, you have all the problems and fears. Yet, you have the freedom that you will never get in life.”

“I was a teenager when 9/11 happened. And I really was uncomfortable with many members of our community feeling like they had to strip themselves of their identity in order to mitigate the violence and the fears that they were feeling.”

“We've all been in that metaphoric place, having to scream out what you want in the face of your fears.”