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Category: David Walton

My family took me to church when I was like 4 years old, and I had to be in a pageant, and I was playing Jesus.

Me, Church, Years

I love tennis. I’ve played it my whole life. Loved it since the age of three. I had an injury, so from the age of 13 to 24 I didn’t play much. Then when I moved out to L.A., there were so many tennis courts that I rekindled the love.

Love, Life, Tennis

Sports movies are a genre that I really respond to, but they can be done really poorly and really fall short. The good ones are just so good and inspiring and make you feel good.

Good, Short, Fall

I wasn’t sure how I felt about there being another me sharing space in the universe. Would I even like myself?

Someday you’ll understand. You’ll have your own children, and they’ll mean more to you than the world. A wife has to defend her children, even against her own husband. Not that I expect you to be easily cowed. But sometimes, despite all you say and do, your husband won’t be dissuaded from folly. When that happens, as a mother you have to close ranks. Your first responsibility is to your children. To salvage what you can. Even if they hate you for it.

family, marriage, motherhood, parenting

People tend to romanticise consciousness, as if it’s something spiritual. It’s just a word we use to describe complexity.

A person is not the same as a toaster.

person, toaster

You’re here. You’re real. Embrace that person you were, and make sure you have reason to like the person you’re becoming. The past you can’t change. The future is what matters.

You’re here. You’re real. Embrace that person you were, and make sure you have reason to like the person you’re becoming. The past you can’t change. The future is what matters.