Don't waste your time on jealousy.

Worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.

I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation.

You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same.

The first gay person I ever met was surely not the first gay person I ever met.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young.