You see, when our attitudes outdistance our abilities, even the impossible becomes possible.
I really worked at becoming more assertive, and now none of my friends talk to me.
Work is a way of shutting out ambiguous sentiment.
being funny is a way of being liked and a way of dealing with sadness.
Personally I don't spend much time thinking about being funny. For me it's always been just a way to get by, a way to be likable yet to remain removed. When I speak up, it's not because I have any particular answers; rather, I have a desire to puncture the pretentiousness of those who seem so certain they do.
Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up, and other times I just want to jump into a paper bag and shake and bake myself to death.
to live life as a writer is a very lucky thing.
We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook?
What I think about you, I will not be able to escape thinking about myself, and what I do to you, I will not be able to escape experiencing myself.
People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.
You come to a point in your life and you may be in bed just thinking about it. Ask yourself what is stopping you from becoming your dreams