I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.

Whatever you want is as elusive as you make it.

I moved to New Zealand from Winnipeg when I was almost five. I hated it. It was to a city in the south of New Zealand called Invercargill and there was constant rain. There was a depressing sensation in the air.

The romance of circumvention is one of the most destructive forces at work in our society. The American Idol freeway to greatness, Instagramming one's way into popular consciousness with selfies of our ass folds beneath short shorts, human growth hormone and performance-enhancing drugs for athletes, Adderall for the idle mind, reality television that sacrifices our dignity for fifteen lousy minutes.

I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.

Most infants are geniuses. They're indomitable, fearless, and completely in harmony with a cosmic proclivity for growth. They're heroes because they walk directly through adversity with love and ardent resolve.

If you devote yourself entirely to a pursuit, there is no way you cannot find beauty and fulfillment.