To pursue a goal which is by definition unattainable is to condemn oneself to a state of perpetual unhappiness.
When you think you are in love, you don't want to know about the things that could end it.
When you can stop you don't want to, and when you want to stop, you can't.
It's not that photography recaptures the world you have been in; more that it creates a new one: photographs are like Post-It Notes reminding us of the deep architectonic forms of space and thought.
From time to time it has struck me that as a writer, I've somehow managed to live my life as I had long ago dreamt of doing, based on the Tintin paradigm: on my toes, travelling, senses attentuated, everything just adventure and exploration, curiosity and problem-solving.
And I come to realise that all my small todays, the way I act, will lead into my tomorrows.
The very concept of solid ground is a myth. The galaxy itself is adrift.
I have a tendency to kick it up. I like to rattle the cage.
My wife wants sex in the back of the car and she wants me to drive.
The greatest value comes from loving yourself for who you are. I've been teaching myself this for years, so I hope that by showing what I've learned, others can find the same freedom and joy I have.
The techniques of being an Internet visionary are just like those of lower-tech fortunetellers through the ages. A technological visionary must tell people what they want to hear, because your company's stock won't rise if you spout an unpopular vision to analysts.