I collect quotes. It takes so long and takes so much going through stuff (well, life) at times and at the end a of tough phase, u finally get an insight. It's kinda like a cheating cos i'm really drawing on others' life experience and gleaming their insights. They help me figure out life and who i am.
What matters is not what you photograph, but why and how you photograph it. Even the most controversial subject, if depicted by a sensitive photographer with honesty, symphathy, and understanding, can be transformed into an emotionally rewarding experience.