Anthony Bourdain
- Hong Kong
To fall in love with Asia is one thing. To fall in love in Asia is another. Both have happened to me. It's a gift. A dream. A curse. The best thing. The happiest thing. Yet, also the loneliest thing in the world.
Anthony Bourdain
- Greek Islands
My rented villa is pleasant enough, but to be perfectly honest, lonely. Is it worse to be someplace awful when you're by yourself or someplace really nice that you can't share with anyone?
Sam Harris
- Moment - Waking Up App
Most people seem to consider emotion, especially negative emotion, something that happens to them. Often the culprit is another person, or an event out in the world. We might think, "He said something that made me angry," or "I'm upset because my car has a flat tire." But try to view your negative emotions more like a repetitive behavior - you are practicing them. Anger, fear, sadness, envy - these are actions of a kind. And you perform them predictably, in response to specific stimuli.
