That night I looked up at those same stars, but I didn't want any of those things. I didn't want Egypt, or France, or far-flung destinations. I just wanted to go back to my life from my childhood, just to visit it, and touch it, and to convince myself that yes, it had been real.

Have you ever been homesick for someplace that doesn't actually exist anymore? Someplace that exists only in your mind?

I once threw myself a surprise party on Twitter because I was lonely. It was awesome. Thousands of people showed up and then Wil Wheaton and I made a bunch of monkey-ponies. It was the most successful surprise party I've ever thrown in my life. It was also the only surprise party I've ever thrown in my whole life.

the most terribly human moments - the ones we want to pretend never happened - are the very moments that make us who we are today. ... You are defined not by life's imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them.

Like books, the Internet has saved my life. It helped me recognize that so many people I adore suffer from the same things I do.

...you are defined not by life's imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them.

If you enjoyed high school, you were probably a psychopath or a cheerleader. Or possibly both.