Why do alcoholics begin down the same hazardous road day after day? They are in search of that elusive window of well-being that opens when you drink your way out of a hangover and aren't yet drunk all over again. The alcoholic's day consists of trying to keep that window open.

We think of first love as sweet and valuable, a blessed if hazardous condition.

One of the most sublime and hazardous moments in human experience comes when two people lock eyes and realize that they are sexually attracted to one another. They may not act on the knowledge.They may file it away for future reference. They may deny it. They may never see each other again. But the moment has happened, and for an instant all other considerations are insignificant.

The moment a man stops dreaming is the moment he petrifies inside.

Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism.

There's nothing like impending death to rouse you from existential boredom.

Because of the rush of human knowledge, because of the digital revolution, I have a voice, and I do not need to scream.