Eric Erikson writes that in their search for identity, adolescents need a place of stillness, a place to gather themselves.

We expect more from technology and less from each other.

Technology proposes itself as the architect of our intimacies.

The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy.

A sacred space is not a place to hide out. It is a place where we recognize ourselves and our commitments.

To understand desire, one needs language and flesh.

Discovering an inner history requires listening – and often not to the first story told.

It's too late to leave the future to the futurists.

I miss those days even though I wasn't alive.

The idea of being vulnerable leaves a lot of room for choice. There is always room to be less foldable, more evil.

One of the emotional affordances of digital communication is that one can always hide behind deliberated nonchalance.

People were not getting back what they wanted for their sold labor. Taxes grew and services shrank. Prices rose and quality decayed. Everywhere people felt used and betrayed and coerced and cheated.

Always watch your attitude, never forget to express your gratitude.

All for one one for all.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

In the midst of the sense of tragedy or loss, sometimes laughter is not only healing, it's a way of experiencing the person that you've lost again.

I thought about how one tiny decision can change a life. A decision that takes only a split second to make.

Is it OK not to be a virgin, yes. Most people aren’t virgins, Min. That’s why there’s people to begin with.

With any actor, if you know your character well enough, you'll know pretty much what he would say under any circumstance, or whatever situation might rear its head.

Chess isn't football or hockey.

Simplicity of all things is the hardest to be copy.