So go on, get angry. But keep your mouth shut and go do your work.

If you ever find you're the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.

The thing is: It takes a lot of energy to be creative. You don't have that energy if you waste it on other stuff.

Become a documentarian of what you do.

The artist is a collector. Not a hoarder, mind you, there's a difference: Hoarders collect indiscriminately, artists collect selectively. They only collect things that they really love.

So go on, get angry. But keep your mouth shut and go do your work.

The best advice is not to write what you know, it's to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best - write the story you want to read. The same principle applies to your life and your career.