Greg Dybec > Quotes

“Siamo tutti estranei da qualche parte.

We're all strangers someplace.”
― Greg Dybec, The Art of Living Other People's Lives: Stories, Confessions, and Memorable Mistakes

“A good writer can fake being an expert in anything—even men's underwear.”
― Greg Dybec, The Art of Living Other People's Lives: Stories, Confessions, and Memorable Mistakes

“People are their most honest selves when they think nobody is looking, and the Internet has certainly proven that.”
― Greg Dybec, The Art of Living Other People's Lives: Stories, Confessions, and Memorable Mistakes

“Sometimes you just gotta be your own hero and save your own little heart. Because sometimes the people you can't imagine living without can live without you.”
― Greg Dybec, The Art of Living Other People's Lives: Stories, Confessions, and Memorable Mistakes

“Life (and especially my life) is awkward and confusing and full of bad sex and spilled coffee, and those are the memories we shouldn't just throw a pretty filter over. When we neglect those imperfect moments, we miss a chance for real growth.”
― Greg Dybec, The Art of Living Other People's Lives: Stories, Confessions, and Memorable Mistakes

“The term IRL (in real life) is like a safe word for millennials. It's a reminder that despite spending majority of our time meticulously crafting online personas, we still have vital organs that need to be taken care of and family members we should probably interact with. More than anything, it's a reminder of the world we were introduced to the day we left our mother's wombs. Those brave women didn't push us out of their vaginas just so we could strive to be interesting online and disconnected in the real world.”
― Greg Dybec, The Art of Living Other People's Lives: Stories, Confessions, and Memorable Mistakes

“Each day I'd wake up to a stream of strangers' most important life questions and concerns. It was like knowing the plots to countless movies but never being able to see the ending.”
― Greg Dybec, The Art of Living Other People's Lives: Stories, Confessions, and Memorable Mistakes

“We’re all strangers someplace.”
― Greg Dybec, Art of Living Other People's Lives: Stories, Confessions, and Memorable Mistakes