“Regular maps have few surprises: their contour lines reveal where the Andes are, and are reasonably clear. More precious, though, are the unpublished maps we make ourselves, of our city, our place, our daily world, our life; those maps of our private world we use every day; here I was happy, in that place I left my coat behind after a party, that is where I met my love; I cried there once, I was heartsore; but felt better round the corner once I saw the hills of Fife across the Forth, things of that sort, our personal memories, that make the private tapestry of our lives.”
― Love Over Scotland
― Love Over Scotland
“There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you.”
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
“We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.”
― The Breakfast Club
― The Breakfast Club
“I've crossed some kind of invisible line. I feel as if I've come to a place I never thought I'd have to come to. And I don't know how I got here. It's a strange place. It's a place where a little harmless dreaming and then some sleepy, early-morning talk has led me into considerations of death and annihilation.”
― Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
― Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
“Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that's beautiful to create something that is fake?”
― Life, the Truth, and Being Free
― Life, the Truth, and Being Free
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