I want to learn how to speak Italian. For years, I'd wished I could speak Italian--a language I find more beautiful than roses :)

I completely respect the ways people are bound in the lives that they have, whether it's because of forces outside of their control or choices that they've made that they want to honor with their own responsibilities and obligations - taking care of people around them or being a part of a community, or their work.

Never go into debt to become a writer. Always find other ways to support yourself so you can do the work you truly love for the right reasons. Never ask your art to support you. If you ask your art to support you it will either end up comprised or you'll be disappointed with it. It's a lot to ask of creativity for it to provide for you financially. Find a scrappy way to get by and then do the work you love for the reasons you love.

The more exquisitely and delightfully you can do nothing, the higher your life's achievement.

Success isn't about acquiring things, it's about discovering your life purpose and following the call

I have a rigid self-accountability. You have to work hard.

I've ruined my eyes, I've ruined my health from my studiousness!