Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by moving to a different place. Birds migrate, but it's not quite the same thing.

Strange how when you're young you have no memories...Then one day you wake up and BOOM, memories overpower all else in your life, forever making the present moment seem sad and unable to compete with a glorious past that now has a life of its own.

Our conversations are never easy, but as I-we-get older, we are finding that our conversations must bespoken. A need burns inside us to share with others what we are feeling Beyond a certain age, sincerity ceases to feel pornographic. It is as though the coolness that marked out youth is itself a type of retrovirus that can only leave you feeling empty. Full of holes.

Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books is the same as giving them away.

Jason said, "Yes. Gerard T. Giraffe." What does the 'T' stand for?" 'The.

Below a certain point, if you keep too quiet, people no longer see you as thoughtful or deep; they simply forget you.

I know it's not cat food, but what exactly is it that they put inside of tinned ravioli?