“I pretended to be the person I wanted to be until I became that person, or he became me.” Attributed to Cary Grant. On the days I wake up feeling miles away from the person I want to be, I can pretend.

If you’re gonna be stupid, be smart about it.

You will not break me!

the serenity prayer (or mantra, for the non-religious)

Be good, or be good at it.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

Be excellent to each other.

“Don’t be a cunt”

Don’t count your drugs over the toilet.

“Try anything at least once” be it food or an experience you don’t know until you try. You learn about the world, about others and most importantly about yourself.

“There’s always another way”

• Neal Caffrey

f you plan for the worst, all surprises are pleasant

Expect it to get worse. Either I’m wrong and pleasantly surprised or I get to be right as a consolation prize. Also encourages me to plan ahead so when things go bad, I don’t spend as much time mid-crisis figuring out what to do.

“Dont have a rule or a phrase to live by. Make shit up.”

A relationship can only work if all parties are getting out of it what they need.