To make an activity joyful, keep adding things until the activity as a whole becomes more appealing than repulsing.

The process of spotting fear and refusing to obey it is the source of all true empowerment.

If you're a bit spongy, vulnerable to the unsettling energy of others, count yourself lucky. You've been given an incentive to armor up, to consciously screen out the ubiquitous stresses that afflict humanity.

Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.

True freedom starts with absolute honesty. The moment you call a problem by its real name, you’re already learning how to make it less harmful.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

The way that other people judge me is none of my business.