Sean Goh

“used to think that intelligence came from books and knowledge and rational thought. But that’s not intelligence: It’s just information and interpretation. Real intelligence is when your mind and your heart connect. That’s when you see the truth so clearly and unmistakably that you don’t have to think about it. In fact, all thinking will do is lead you away from the truth and soon you’ll be back in your head, groping with a penlight in the dark again.”
― Neil Strauss, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book about Relationships

“Intimacy is sharing your reality with someone else and knowing you’re safe, and them being able to share their reality with you and also be safe.”
― Neil Strauss, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships

“Letting go of anger and hate requires us to give up the hope for a different past, along with the hope of a fantasized future. What we gain is a life more in the present, where we are not mired in prolonged anger and resentment that doesn't serve us.”
― Harriet Lerner, Why Won't You Apologize?

“No matter how many options we have, the real challenge is figuring out how to evaluate them.”
― Aziz Ansari, Modern Romance