The truth is that one day you hate yourself, and the next day you can’t wait to use your gifts.

— Adam J. Kurtz

“As I’ve tried to understand how to become a better conversationalist, I’ve found that I’ve had to overcome weird ideas about what a good conversationalist is like. A lot of people think a good conversationalist is someone who can tell funny stories. That’s a raconteur, but it’s not a conversationalist. A lot of people think a good conversationalis

The problem is no longer getting to express oneself but finding moments of solitude and silence in which one might eventually find something worth saying. – Gille Deleuze

“All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice.” — Elliott Erwitt