I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also experienced compassion and generosity, but only fleetingly and usually while drunk, so I have little memory.

When you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all.

No matter how huge your loss, as long as you remain engaged with your life, the best days of your life may still be ahead of you. Don't misunderstand me: the pain of your loss will remain with you for the rest of your life. But great joy will be there right beside it. Deep sorrow and deep joy can exist within you, side by side. At every moment. And it's not confusing. And it's not a conflict.

Writing has enriched my life in ways I never imaged.

This is what you should know about losing someone you love. They do not travel alone. You go with them.

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

In some ways, blogging is like drinking - it gives a person permission to be a total asshole.