You are still young, so you think only of your own self. You do not notice the tribulations that occur all around you, to other people. Do not protest; it is true. I am not condemning you. I was as selfish as you, when I was your age. It is the custom of the young to be selfish... But someday you will understand that nobody passes through this world without suffering-no matter what you think of them and their supposed good fortune.

I'd learned enough from life's experiences to understand that destiny's interventions can sometimes be read as invitation for us to address and even surmount our biggest fears. It doesn't take a great genius to recognize that when you are pushed by circumstance to do the one thing you have always most specifically loathed and feared, this can be, at the very least, an interesting growth opportunity.

At the end of the day I am a writer, and if I don't take care of this, no one else will.

If life gives you lemons, don't settle for simply making lemonade - make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.

Women are capable of enduring a tremendous amount of disappointment and still have a good life.

I never promised the universe that I would write brilliantly; I only promised the universe that I would write.

Nobody's really paying that much attention to your massive personal dramas.