Oscar Wilde said that the gods punish us in two ways: first, they don't give us what we want, then, they do. He forgot the third way: we finally see the cost of getting it.

If you've been taught to keep every part of you to yourself, don't expect people to come knocking on your door to run their hands over the choice parts-either for your pleasure or theirs.

Wanting someone so much that his very presence takes your breath away is one of the most thrilling happenings in life. Not getting him in no way diminishes this.

The most amazing thing about young men is how invisible they were to you when you were young. It is also the most poignant.

Learn the absolute pleasure of kindness.

To extend oneself does not necessarily mean to have an erection.

We think of death and loss as tragic twins, but in fact it is loss that hurts us.