When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition.

We're just fragile machines programmed with a false sense of our own importance. And every now and then the universe sends a reminder that we don't really matter to it.

It's not enough to just be yourself. You must be your best self

Without commitment, you cannot have depth in anything, whether it's a relationship, a business or a hobby.

We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are.

While I am impulsive in many areas of my life, marriage is not one of them.

When I look down at my pale, skinny body, I wonder why any woman would want to sleep next to it, let alone embrace it.