A pick-up artist gave me a good piece of advice: the three most important things in a relationship are honesty, trust and respect, and if you don't have those, you don't have love. Neil Strauss adviceartistgive Change image and share on social
Men are a hundred times worse than you can imagine. We are thinking the worst, shallowest thoughts, all the time. Neil Strauss badbadlyhundred Change image and share on social
I feel like rock stars feel a sense of entitlement, whereas I just feel a sense of good fortune. Neil Strauss entitlementfeelfortune Change image and share on social
When I was in college, my whole goal was to write for the 'Village Voice,' and I think I was doing that by the time I was twenty-one or twenty, so everything else has kind of been gravy, you know? Neil Strauss collegegoalgravy Change image and share on social
Almost everyone who reaches a plateau where he or she is happy and comfortable says it's because of finding balance between work, relaxation, exercise, socialising and family - plus some alone time to do something contemplative, creative, or educational. Neil Strauss balancecomfortablecontemplative share on social
I've begun to look at the world through apocalypse eyes. Our society, which seems so sturdily built out of concrete and custom, is just a temporary resting place, a hotel our civilization checked into a couple hundred years ago and must one day check out of. Neil Strauss agoapocalypsebegin share on social
I think my love is storytelling. No matter what it is, it's storytelling. And so whatever the medium is, what's right for the story, I enjoy doing it. Neil Strauss enjoylovematter Change image and share on social
Because it's so easy to medicate our need for self-worth by pandering to win followers, 'likes' and view counts, social media have become the metier of choice for many people who might otherwise channel that energy into books, music or art - or even into their own Web ventures. Neil Strauss artbookchannel share on social
When it comes to meeting and attracting women, many men are resigned and complacent. We figure some guys were born with that particular power and other guys weren't. I wasn't. Neil Strauss attractbearcomplacent Change image and share on social
I've seen rock stars agonize over the fact that another artist has far more Facebook 'likes' and Twitter followers than they do. Neil Strauss agonizeartistfacebook Change image and share on social