I used to be afraid of disappointing people. Now I'm more afraid of letting myself down.

Today, this network supports me first and foremost.

I think we underestimate an entire form of creativity—the kind that doesn't create products, but rather conditions.

The fire doesn't get smaller when we share it. It gets bigger.

I used to think that closeness meant doing as much as possible together.

Sometimes closeness isn't created by the same words, but by the same attitude.

Sometimes it's not the big event that changes our lives. It's the cup of coffee before it.

Maybe we're not looking for the perfect event. We're just looking for people who make us feel at home.

Maybe we don't actually long for the fire. Instead, we long for the feeling of being able to sit around it together.

Maybe we don't actually learn anything new from our little adventures. Maybe they just remind us of what has long since felt like home.

Perhaps peace begins precisely where we stop trying to make each other more alike.

Maybe we don't need more relationships. What we need are relationships in which we can stop constantly holding ourselves together.

No one had to prove themselves first in order to belong.