“A sublime moment is under the sheets, in the company of your other half, wrapped in the warmth of your own bodies.”

“In every relationship there are two halves of that relationship. One half is you, and the other half is your son, your daughter, your father, your mother, your friend, your partner. Of those halves, you are only responsible for your half; you are not responsible for the other half.”

“Praising companies for providing APIs to get your own data out is like praising auto companies for not filling your airbags with gravel.”

““My responsibility was to tell you the truth, not wrap you in swaddling clothes.” She raised her hood again, half-veiling her face in shadow. “Nor protect you from your own badly aimed temper.””

“the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own”

“If you fail in your leadership, then blame yourself. God has nothing to do with you leading other souls under your own feet.”

“Be authentic to your dreams. Be authentic to your own idea about yourself. Grind away at your own minds and bodies until you become your own invention. Be Mad Scientists.”

“A photograph it a souvenir of a memory.
It is not a moment.
It is the looking at the photograph that becomes the moment. Your own moment.”

“The healthy form of attraction is a warmth. The way you experience it in your body is instead of it being a tension and an inhale, it's like an exhale. If the positive attraction that you feel is that relaxation and relief in your body, that's the healthy sensation. The person you're supposed to be with in partnership feels more like home, not excitement.”

“You can abandon your own body, but never let go of your honor.”