I'm really glad that I made a lot of mistakes, poorly chose my friends throughout my twenties, and didn't have a rocket trajectory that set me on one path without making any mistakes or having any setbacks. The older I get, the more I realize that it's all of these failed, horrible things from my past, and the stories that they generated, that are the things I will draw on for the rest of my life.

Get married before the sex gets boring or you'll never get married.

When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat?

What you write should entertain you and serve you first. Don't worry about maintaining anything beyond your own attention. Focus on exorcising your demons in the work. If you can do that, then you'll succeed in the world.

I don't want to die without a few scars.

Oh love me, love me, love me, love me, love me, love me, love me, love me. I'll be anybody you want me to be.

Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home... it's your responsibility to love it, or change it.