Trust me, there is no formula for most things that are not math.
I believe it is impossible to make sense of life in this world except through art.
Read a lot. Write a lot. Have fun.
I went to college, but I learned to write by reading - and writing.
Well you know, it's true that as a fat person I run a greater risk of heart disease, diabetes, and a number of other things. But guess what? The amount of that risk is almost infinitessimal!
My parents believe in the principle of ‘sink or swim,’ or ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger ― or it kills you.” From “The Education of Robert Nifkin