Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent and you feel those people filling your lives.
I once looked like Norman Mailer in a picture with bad lighting.
If it's meant to be, they'll find a way to make it work eventually.
Never settle for less than your dreams, somewhere, sometime, someday, somehow, you'll find them
Sometimes life will make you give up what you love most.
.. All you know is your parents telling you that you're not deserving, you're not worthy, and no one will ever want you. Believe me, tapes like that play so loud, you can't hear anything else. Even when it's clear otherwise.