Jane Lane

"I appreciate people who are honest about being a mess."

"Most rules are just arbitrary lines drawn by people who need control."

"I'd rather fail at something real than succeed at something fake."

"The beauty of art is that it doesn't have to make anyone else happy."

"I find people's insecurities more interesting than their accomplishments."

"Change is inevitable, which is unfortunate because most change is terrible."

"I don't believe in fate. Just probability and poor decision-making."

"Most of what people worry about never happens anyway."

"I appreciate the irony of school teaching conformity while claiming to encourage individuality."

"Creativity requires being willing to be wrong and not caring."

"The worst thing you can be is boring. Everything else is forgivable."

"I don't judge people. I observe them and find them lacking."

"Freedom is just another word for 'no one's watching closely enough'."

"Most relationships end because people expect too much from each other."

"I find that being honest is almost always the wrong social move."

"The universe is indifferent, which is somehow comforting."

"I don't need to understand people. I just need to avoid them."

"Real art disturbs people. If it's comfortable, it's probably just decoration."

"Life is a series of compromises between what you want and what you can tolerate."

"I believe in pessimism as a protective measure."

"Most people are just acting like they know what they're doing."

"Failure is inevitable. Success is just temporary failure you haven't reached yet."

"I find comfort in the knowledge that everyone's equally confused."

"The worst part about intelligence is seeing through everyone's BS."

"I don't need friendship. I need respect and the occasional good conversation."

"Most people's dreams are just someone else's marketing campaign."

"I appreciate when people are honest about being selfish."

"Change happens regardless of whether you're ready for it."

"The key to happiness is having very low expectations and lower standards."

"The only reason I'm here is because they haven't invented a way to get out of high school yet."