Most of what I do is for creative people - writers and painters and photographers - trying to work through creative problems.

I never asked anybody to take me seriously.

Go to a place and just send out emails. That's my entire life. I go to countries and I ask, "Who would I know who lives here?" Not even do I know, but who exists and is on the planet.

Women still get angry at me. I mean, men go after me sometimes, but most of the bad responses come from women.

I knew my motivations for going to each place and what I was looking for. If I don't do that then I generally don't write about my travels.

I wish other people would write about loneliness more. It's hard to remember that it's not personal. We live in a world that is built to make people lonely... It's difficult to remember that your loneliness is not really about you and everyone has it.

A wild appreciation of men and women . . . who passionately and fearlessly and recklessly redefine romance. . . . The passionate creatures who refuse to play it safe and settle down now have an intelligent, like-minded advocate.