We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.

We all need to learn a new language for love - a language that speaks not in socks, pancakes, and paychecks, but in shared fascination with physics or poetry, delight in each other's uniqueness, and mutual practical and emotional support.

Isolation is a dream killer.

You don't need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating.

You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.

Irreverence is a declaration of independence.

Being judgmental about your own behavior is actually another cop-out because it makes you feel as though you're doing something virtuous.