There is a preppy wabi-sabi to soft, faded khakis and cotton shirts, but it's not nice to be surrounded by things that are worn out or stained or used up.

When I thought about why I was sometimes reluctant to push myself, I realized that it was because I was afraid of failure - but in order to have more success, I needed to be willing to accept more failure.

The most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn't make a difference.

Act the way that you want to feel.

The absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you happy; you must strive to find sources of feeling good

Writing makes me happy.

Flawed can be more perfect than perfection.