Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

by Eddie Izzard

I am proud to exist, and while I’m not perfect, I deserve to exist in society just like anyone else.”

What you do in life—what you do to add to the human existence—that is what matters.

Don’t get somewhere as fast as possible. Get somewhere as good as possible.

I’m not desperate to simply win a challenge—I want to build something, to stake my confidence, to try and succeed and increase my confidence by challenging myself to do more than I think I can.