Don’t keep fighting battles that are already lost.
I really was a terrible actor. I did it for years in my twenties because it was like being at university again.
You must do what you enjoy.
She wondered if she was doomed to be one of those people who spend their lives trying things.
Being a decent human being will require effort and energy.
You start out wanting to change the world through language, and end up thinking it's enough to tell a few good jokes.