I have no problem with animals, I just like people more. David Rakoff animalpeopleproblem Change image and share on social
Pessimists are born, true, but they also can be made. David Rakoff bearmakepessimist Change image and share on social
Let's face it: professing a deep interest in movies, the absolutely dominant global art form of the last century, is at this point like professing an interest in air. Passion is nice. Erudition is admirable. But it's like that moment when good manners cross over into meaningless etiquette. David Rakoff absolutelyadmirableair share on social
Deprived of the opportunity to judge one another by the cars we drive, New Yorkers, thrown together daily on mass transit, form silent opinions based on our choices of subway reading. Just by glimpsing the cover staring back at us, we can reach the pinnacle of carnal desire or the depths of hatred. Soul mate or mortal enemy. David Rakoff backbasecarnal share on social
A secondhand wardrobe hand clothes doesn't make one an artist. Neither do a hair-trigger temper, melancholic nature, propensity for tears, hating your parents, or HIV. I hate to say it - none of these make one an artist. They can help, but just as being gay doesn't make one witty... the only thing that makes one an artist is making art. David Rakoff artartistclothe share on social
Altruism is innate, but it's not instinctual. Everybody's wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped. David Rakoff altruismflipinnate Change image and share on social
If you don't have your experiences in the moment, if you gloss them over with jokes or zoom past them, you end up with curiously dispassionate memories. David Rakoff curiouslydispassionateend Change image and share on social
Everybody's got something. In the end, what choice does one really have but to understand that truth, to really take it in, and then shop for groceries, get a haircut, do one's work; get on with the business of one's life. That's the hope, anyway. David Rakoff businesschoiceend share on social
Fantastic days are what you wish upon those who have so few sunrises left, those whose lungs are so lesion-spangled with new cancer that they should be embracing as much life as they can. Time's a-wasting, go out and have yourself a fantastic day! Fantastic days are for goners. David Rakoff cancerdayembrace share on social
Those weeks before diagnosis can be among the most torturous times. There is a reason you're called a patient once the plastic bracelet goes on. David Rakoff braceletcalldiagnosis Change image and share on social