She recalled his face on the two occasions of their chance meetings—his twisted, enigmatic, engaging smile, his twinkle, his thin, sensitive, almost ascetic lips, his general air of frank daredeviltry.
" I truly was inspired, and despite my ascetic lifestyle, I knew that's what I had to do to maintain the grace in my words with which I wanted my readers to eventually be touched.
By this point Jobs was no longer trying to find a guru who could impart wisdom, ,, but instead was seeking enlightenment through ascetic experience, deprivation, and simplicity.
