The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.

Feeling no remorse must be a blessing when all you have are your memories

Sometimes labeling is only useful, like with OCD. Once you're labeled you can be treated. On other occasions labeling leads to tyranny, like with childhood bipolar disorder in the U.S.

In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble.

We're living in post-nuance online times.

Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it's about 7 am to noon. For other people it's overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times.

My ideal world was the early days of Twitter, where everyone was curious about each other and everyone saw it as kind of a window into people's lives where we could be compassionate and curious and empathetic and we could tell each other secrets.