“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”

“Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.”

“If your skin is crawling, pay attention. If something doesn’t feel right, pay attention. If the hairs on the back of your neck prickle, if your gut clenches up, if a wave of wrongness washes over you, if your heart starts beating faster, pay, pay, pay attention. Do not second-guess yourself or rationalize anything that impedes your safety. Our instincts are the animal inside of our humanness, warning us of danger.”

“What you pay attention to grows. Pay attention to your loveliness, your magnificent self. Begin now.”

“Do kisses fade like Polaroid pictures if you don't pay attention to them?”

“The more attention you pay an enemy, the stronger you make him. Be attentive, but don't be paranoiac.”