Our continual connection to social media makes us prone to new forms of viral emotional effects. These are not media designed for calm reflection. - Robert Greene

Never waste valuable time or mental peace of mind on the affairs of others - that is too high a price to pay.

Understand: in this day and age, to reach people you must have access to their inner lives—their frustrations, aspirations, resentments. To do so, you must crush as much distance as possible between you and your audience.

His moves intrigued her, each of them keeping her waiting for the next one — she even enjoyed her jealousy and confusion, for sometimes any emotion is better than the boredom of security.