According to Maslow, I was stuck on the second level of the pyramid, unable to feel secure in my health and therefore unable to reach for love and respect and art and whatever else, which is, utter horseshit: The urge to make art or contemplate philosophy does not go away when you are sick. Those urges just become transfigured by illness. Maslow's pyramid seemed to imply I was less human than other people, and most people seemed to agree with him.
John GreenIf he is anything other than a total gentleman, Iโm going to gouge his eyes out.โ โSo youโre into it.โ โWithholding judgment! When can I see you?โ โCertainly not until you finish An Imperial Affliction.โ I enjoyed being coy. โThen Iโd better hang up and start reading.โ โYouโd better,โ I said, and the line clicked dead without another word. Flirting was new to me, but I liked it.
John Green