𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫

Judge a man by his questions, rather than his answers.

I need so little: a bottle of ink, a speck of sun on the floor – and you;

The tragedy is not to die, but to be wasted.

A lover? Maybe. Something tender, anyway. But tender like a bruise.

I want to be good. I can’t bear the idea of my soul being hideous.

Perfectionism is very addictive because it is very seductive. It’s so great to think ‘There’s a way I can do things where I can never be held in judgment by other people, that I can totally escape criticism.’ But it doesn’t work.

Never beg for anything. Earn it. Demand it. Seek it. Never beg for it.