Safer to be feared than loved.

I think there is something very relatable in the idea that you hit a certain age, later in your life, where you realize you have to pick up the rug and see what's underneath it and deal with stuff.

People love talking, and I have never been a huge talker. I carry on an inner monologue, but the words often don't reach my lips.

Most beautiful, good things were done by women people scorn.

I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest.

I ached once, hard, like a period typed at the end of a sentence.

There's no app for a bourbon buzz on a warm day in a cool, dark bar. The world will always want a drink.