That’s writing for you: when you make space for passion, it doesn’t turn up.

People are least aware of others when demonstrating their own power over them.

Reality might be described as the eternal equipoise of positive and negative.

If love is what is held to make us immortal, hatred is the reverse.

Most of didn’t know how truly good or truly bad we were, and most of us would never be sufficiently tested to find out.

Relax and Recreate yourself!

I have found that most young people really want us to spell out a moral code. They may not accept it or believe it, but they want to hear it, clearly and without compromise.

If a story is w/out flaws or doubts, it is flattery or even brainwashing. You should read it as if drinking a glass of water. But be prepared - you would not remember its taste.

a detestable, viscous place populated by slugs

To ride a bicycle properly is very like a love affair-chiefly it is a matter of faith. Believe you do it, and the thing is done; doubt, and, for the life of you, you cannot.

A TV show is an open universe, whereas a film is more of a closed universe. No disrespect to movies, there's just a lot of artifice in closing out emotional storylines after 90 minutes.

I love first base. I want to get better.

Understanding what and why did not work may be more instructive than celebrating our successes.

Life-complication Theory: Given a choice between an easy solution and a complicated one, the loser will usually opt to travel the complicated path. Don't ignore a solution just because it's simple!