I was in my mid 20s when email finally took off. Until then, the phone was my primary way of connecting with the people in my life.

As I moved to less and less diverse places in my life, I realized that white people don't talk about race amongst themselves!

If you can’t save your own life, is it even worth saving?

I believe that worrying about a bad thing prepares you for it when it comes. If you worry, the bad thing doesn't hit you as hard. You can roll with the punch if you see it coming.

I'm not complaining about my cell phone - all my friends are in there, and all my favorite songs and all my favorite Benedict Cumberbatch GIFs; I don't want to give it up. But cell phones are the worst for talking on the phone.

Safety, stability--it's an illusion. It's a false god, Simon. It's like clinging to a sinking raft instead of learning to swim.