I do not, right now in this moment today, want to be married. After entertaining proposals, researching the cost of a wedding, and looking at friends who are married, I realized that if I do get married one day, I want it to be in the right situation with the right person.

The biggest strength is being able to have perspective. Get the distance, and it enables you to be able to laugh at yourself.

It's time to hand back responsibility for being an adult to everyone in the situation. You're not helping anybody by staying in a romantic relationship that isn't good for you or staying in a work relationship that sucks or staying in a friendship where you hate the other person. That's not helping anyone.

I've discovered that every time I've reached a milestone I think I'm there, but there's another there waiting for me.

I used to think that having lots of friends meant that you were happy. That's really not true. Having the right friends means that you're happy.

If you buy my book at Walmart, I don't want you to read it. I want you to set it on fire. Because that's what you just did with your money. When you buy a book through an indie-store, you put some money into an independent store and owner in your community. You've put some money into someone's life and someone's livelihood, into keeping the lights on, into helping them be alive. That's a great thing.

One of the best practices in the manual of human existence is to assist people who need help when you can safely do so. The best people help those who need help.