Drunken men give some of the best pep talks.

From recovery to rags and rags to recovery symbolizes art - a perfect compilation of human imperfections.

An encouraged person will eventually get his drive from encouragement; he becomes more dependent. A person that never really receives encouragement learns to move out of spite; he becomes more independent.

When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by what has already been said and done. All your hope in life starts to depend on your craft, so you try to perfect it. One reason I stay isolated more than the average person is to keep my creativity as fierce as possible. Being the odd one out may have its temporary disadvantages, but more importantly, it has its permanent advantages.

I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.

Let your confidence reflect your contentedness.

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