When in doubt, do the obvious.

If we give up the notion that everybody’s life is perfect but ours, we would be a lot happier. Nobody’s life is perfect.

The American notion of family is perhaps the most romanticized, deep-rooted, and misery-producing fantasy of the last hundred years.

In its purest form, dating is auditioning for mating (and auditioning means we may or may not get the part).

Sex is ... scratching an itch Everything else is something we project on a very simple act. It's the psychology, not the biology, that's complicated.

Getting enough of what you want without depriving anyone else is the ultimate act of selfishness and sanity.

Just trying to do something - just being there, showing up - is how we get braver. Self-esteem is about doing.