More than words

Sometimes maybe it’s best, in art and writing, to be as dumb as possible, follow the joy, because at the very least that's real. And there, you’ve taken the first step towards the truth.

I feel such intense gratitude when I read a book by someone who, for a brief moment, makes me feel less alone in the world and makes these complicated things in my brain feel a little easier to understand.

Me di cuenta de que la literatura se encuentra en las elipsis, en lo que acostumbramos a saltarnos en la narrativa común. La literatura duerme en esos huecos, esperando ser desvelada algún día.

describing something well is both an act of incredible generosity and a literary challenge of the highest order.

Words are magic. Words are really magic. They add so much. You can take a TikTok video, and you think the TikTok video is the end in itself. You don’t need any gloss on that, but you absolutely do. It’s so much funnier if you can articulate what is embarrassing or weird or impressive about what that person is doing. That is a great hack.