If you accept all the praise, you have to accept all the critics.
Your day is your week is your month is your year.
Don't settle. Don't finish crappy books. If you don't like the menu, leave the restaurant. If you're not on the right path, get off it.
Try to help people rather than focusing on what's in it for me.
If you're not writing your own story, you're a character in someone else's.
Bravery comes when you commit to doing the work.