“Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of us might just jump off a bridge.”

“Walking in circles your whole life just gets scuff marks on your shoes.”

“And how does a place get spoiled? Well, it is spoiled by people very like us, which reminds us of a further paradox of travel. On the one hand travel is self-enhancing, on the other hand it is rather sneakily demoralizing. We use travel (in vane) to enhance our image: "Yes, sure, I've been to Fiji, but not for years. I hear it's gotten kind of touristy." But though we wear our travels, when they are over, like badges, while we are actually traveling we suffer constant little erosions of self-regard everywhere we go. Because, fond as we may be of the notion of ourselves as "travelers," shrewd as we may be in our choice of destination and lodging and wines, we are aware of ourselves as part of that declassed, identity-blurred worldwide mob.”

“Repentance is siding with God against self.”

“The best way to achieve self-esteem is to do something worthy of esteem.”

“The reason we get angry when someone makes fun of you is cause you doubt your ability.”

“Im a glacier in a sea of idiots”