I can stand public humiliation as long as I still have the freedom to experiment with my life and do things at my own pace.

For me, that one error is enough to make me throw away my status and my life savings just to start all over again. It's the error of compromising my own personal freedom to spend time with a backbiter.

I've paid a price for avoiding a banal life, and I'll keep paying it.

The more I tried to live my life on other people's terms, the more I kept thinking that I'm wrong; wrong about my identity, wrong about my feelings, wrong about my style of communication, and what I wanted to do in life. Then suddenly I realized that there must be something grossly wrong with this sort of approach to life. That was the beginning of my journey of self discovery.

You were given ears, be the listener. You were given eyes, become the observer. You have a brain of your own, think... think for yourself.

I'm no stranger to ridicule at every turn on a daily basis. I'm mostly quiet and reflective. I mind my own business. I concentrate on the job at hand until it's complete. I leave my workplace alone. I live alone. I must be doing things that make most people ridiculous!