We are not dead but asleep, dreaming of ourselves.

It's in the democratic citizen's nature to be like a leaf that doesn't believe in the tree it's part of.

The capital-T Truth is about life before death. It is about making it to 30, or maybe 50, without wanting to shoot yourself in the head.

Lonely people tend, rather, to be lonely because they decline to bear the psychic costs of being around other humans. They are allergic to people. People affect them too strongly.

Acceptance is usually more a matter of fatigue than anything else.

Truly decent, innocent people can be taxing to be around.

It's all very confusing. I think I'm very honest and candid, but I'm also proud of how honest and candid I am -- so where does that put me?