I have found in life that everything, no matter how bad, comes to an end.

Always listen to yourself... It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention.

What's the point in being an unpopular writer? It just doesn't make a lot of sense. For me it doesn't, anyway.

Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.

It's nothing to be ashamed of. There comes a time in everything when you don't know something.

Let me conclude by saying in my experience the glittering prizes in life come more to those who persevere despite setback and disappointment than they do to the exceptionally gifted who, with the confidence of the talents bestowed upon them, often pursue the tasks leading to success with less determination.

It is better just to get on with the business of living and minding your own business and maybe, if God likes the way you do things, he may just let you flower for a day or a night. But don't go pestering and begging and telling him all your stupid little sins, that way you will spoil his day.