“I come by my alarmism honestly. I have learned this custom over the years as I have settled into being a true… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“I like everything," I replied, feeling misrepresented and only half amused right back. "I don't hate the world. I'm scared of it.… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“There are even more galvanizing aspects to the Canadian psyche than mere reticence. There is the collective fear, at least when I… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“My exuberance isn't entirely food related. I have been so relieved to find that the city in and of itself is not… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“The hiking boots the outdoor adventure magazine sent me to buy - large, ungainly potato like things that I have been trying to break… — david rakoff Copy Share Image
Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living a life that is good… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“We are disclosing animals, wired for unburdening. It's what we do as a species. When I am being told, I listen, mindful of the… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“Details can change or go missing entirely, particularly in moments of physical peril. A kind of amnesia goes hand in hand with sickness, and… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living A life that is good… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“The central drama of my life is about being a fraud, alas. That's a complete lie, really; the central drama of my life is… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
The only thing that makes one an artist is making art. And that requires the precise opposite of hanging out; a deeply lonely and… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
I will forever be grateful to my oncologist for opening the door and saying, 'Damn it, the tumor's 10 percent bigger,' before he even… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“It was nice to find out, then, that if one is characterologically incapable of not being a total fuckface, science has not shown you… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“One day reach idealization; after all, it's the journey, not the destination.” — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
