Surviving means being born over and over.
Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included.
When you start having lunch and actually eating, it's already over.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
Sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities.
All natural disasters are comforting because they reaffirm our impotence, in which, otherwise, we might stop believing. At times it is strangely sedative to know the extent of your own powerlessness.