

Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall in love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin --
Find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less... You will be able to go around the world, learning languages, speaking to everybody, because no one can be more human than you or be less human... Remember that.

I decided to skip my characteristic rambling opener and jump right to the heart of the matter, so please excuse my ...
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love bohemian culture. Heck, it’s fair to say that I romanticize it a bit ...
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I’m used to feeling like an outsider. Whether it’s due to my age, upbringing, interests or goals, I have always ...
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