Other people sound flat to my ear; their words just hang in the air. But when my mother says something, the ends curl.
Truthfulness itself is almost medication, even when it’s served without advice or insight.
And in my mind, this settles the issue. I would never drink cologne, and am therefore not an alcoholic.
Writing has enriched my life in ways I never imaged.
It was a salad bar of phobias.
The truth is humbling, terrifying, and often exhilarating. It blows the doors off the hinges and fills the world with fresh air.
When I first thought of being a writer I had visions of stacks of books in stores with my name on them, that sort of thing. But I never imagined this would be the reaction.
But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist’s chair.
I don’t believe in the concept of a soul mate. Because we are all unique, but we’re also simply too similar.
If I were blind I’d rather have another blind person leading me around because they know what I’m dealing with and they’re experiencing the same things.
Love is a helium-based emotion; Love always takes the high road.
Real optimism is not the pep talk you give yourself. It is earned through the labor involved in emotional housekeeping.
Even when we lose an arm or a leg, there’s not less of us but more. Human experience weighs more than human tissue.
Do not wait for the healing to arrive. It will never come. The holes will never leave or be filled with anything at all. But holes are interesting things.
I came to think that maybe God was what you believed in because you needed to feel you weren’t alone. Maybe God was simply that part of yourself that was always there and always strong, even when you were not.
Perfection is the satin-lined casket of creativity and originality. If you are a perfectionist, at least stop telling everybody you’re one and try to get over it yourself, alone in your home with the lights off.
He was raised without a proper diagnosis.
I read a lot of science books – I love cosmology, quantum theory, particle physics. So my idea of a great read would probably put you directly into a coma.
If you find you require willpower, you aren’t ready to lose weight.
It turned out I had always been a smoker. I just hadn’t had any cigarettes.