Addiction is the narrowing of things that bring you pleasure.

-Gus Gordon

You know when you offer somebody some food, and they make a face? Maybe it’s not the most appealing looking. Maybe it’s the hummus or baba ghanoush for the first time. And they’re like, What is that that? It’s chickpeas. It’s eggplant. You ask them, “Have you ever had it?” That’s the contempt prior to investigation. You gotta remain curious and open.

just approaching skateboarding with more grace. It was like, Okay, it’s not working. Just take a second, drink some water, reapproach in like five minutes. There’s no rush. I think there’s that thing with skateboarders where we punish ourselves, like, I’m not allowed to drink water until I land it. All that crazy shit. But if I drink water, it’ll probably help.

-Sage Ellsesser