Sadness of any sort is also seductive, particularly if it seems deep-rooted, even spiritual, rather than needy or pathetic—it makes people come to you.

To be strategic in life is like any skill whether it's basketball or learning a language, it takes effort and practice and I think most people don't think that it's something that they could just do, you know, naturally.

Only your hearts be frolic, for the time Craves that we taste of naught but jouissance.

I just think there's something in the non-fiction form that allows you to see things clearly, if you're patient.

There was writing and foreign languages. I always had an ease with foreign languages. So the both are related, both language related kind of mind.

You are facing death and danger and competition, but at any moment, you can decide to have a fearless mindset.

What's good for me is certainly not good for other people.