My dear, We all want to grow up in some sense. We all want all the belittling to stop. And we all want people to look up to us, not down. But there’s no shortcut. In order for us to be adults at last, we’ve got to be kids at first. And we all want to know more. None of us likes being the dumbest person in the room. None of us likes people making fun of us because we don’t know as much as them. But there’s no...

My dear, Yes, opposites attract. Two people who collide head-on upon introduction will lust for each other on the spot. They’ll tango, they’ll dance both inside and outside the bedroom, and then they’ll eventually destroy each other. … Opposites attract, but they don’t work. The thing about opposites attracting is the same thing that destroys them, the fact that they collided. See, the collision alone...

My dear, Anyone can be successful in this world if they are willing to fill out enough paperwork. Because it’s the bullshit that always gets in the way of great work and success. The bullshit (the paperwork), is the ‘jump through these hoops’ system that people set up so that it’s harder for you to get good work done. The negative of this is obvious, it’s bullshit, there’s no need for anyone to remind...

My dear, Why do you keep praying for failure? Why do you keep praying for everything that makes your life worse? You don’t? Well, you worry right? And you worry by the tons right? Worrying is like praying for what you don’t want. Every day you visit the church that is you and you go through the prayer rituals of biting your nails, of complaining, and of mild self-delusion… Maybe you should stop praying like this. Falsely...

My dear, When I was a kid I wanted to marry the man of my dreams. I wanted him to be protective but not overbearing, to have mid-blue eyes (not too dark, not too light), to have hay-ish blonde-ish hair, to be two to three inches taller than me, to have a voice just deep enough, to be fit but not too fit, and for him to have straight teeth an Australian accent and a wild past. Right now, I’m married to the man of my dreams. He’s...

My dear, Those who know they are asleep are actually already half awake. The next step on their journey is to find a way to be fully awake. Now, those who think only their problems affect them, who do without thinking or questioning, who follow without skepticism, who say they’re awake while drooling on their pillows and sleep walking, who think nightmares reside only in dream-states… they’re in the deepest sleep of all....

My dear, Life is quick. Life is rough. Life is all giving. Life is all taking. Life is wide. Life is lean. Life is long. And.. Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth. Because, life is the most dangerous ride of your life – and it doesn’t come with a mouth guard. Falsely yours, A....

My dear, What I hate the most is the ignorant person. The person who says that they don’t read books, don’t watch intelligent movies, and don’t partake in education with a proud smile on their face. What I hate the most is the person who does not learn, and thus does not learn from the mistakes of others. We must learn from the mistakes of others. We can’t possibly live long enough to make them all...

My dear, Life is very different from television. For one thing, all the little wonderful boring moments that eventually make up the being that is you are not on television – they’re cut out. No one finds it interesting to see a woman work hard at the same desk day-in day-out for years while completing a masterpiece… but that’s exactly what that makes that woman great; her determination, spirit, focus, and...

My dear, Today’s generations scares me. I keep hearing them talking about their dreams, and they’re all wrong. They want to be famous just cuz’. They want to be on MTV and on BET. They want to be facebook, twitter, and tumblr ‘popular’. And when you ask them what great feat of literature or art or business that they’re going to accomplish to acquire this fame they just blankly stare at you and say,...