Love that has been tested is far more awe-inspiring than love that has never known anything but bliss.

Children key off their parents’ reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself.

Failure is hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever.

A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.

We all make mistakes, but we need to learn from them and move on. You can own a mistake, or the mistake will own you.

Allow for many paths to your goal. Do not fixate on one path, because then you are likely to give up when that path is blocked.

Who you are is more important than what you do. The goal is to bring what you do in alignment with who you are, so you don’t end up being someone you don’t want to be.