Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on

Yes, be different, but not for the vanities of being different.

Even though artists of all kinds claim to put their hearts and souls into their works, it will only confuse you, for example, if you try to discern a painter by his paintings. His masterpiece may be the master because of its iridescence; it may display a hundred different perspectives through his single face.

When you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs.

A young outcast will often feel that there is something wrong with himself, but as he gets older, grows more confident in who he is, he will adapt, he will begin to feel that there is something wrong with everyone else.

All individuals have moral deficiencies, and when introducing these to reality one not only strengthens himself but also the confidence of others in the human exigency for Christ due to a reflection throughout the body of Christ.

The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored.