Get enough exercise and sleep: Sounds trivial, but it's not. You may have the urge to work 24/7, to skip the gym and to stay up late to get a few more things done. That's short-sighted. Exercise and sleep are critical to having the physical and mental energy necessary to meet a challenge.

I have a passion for children's literature. Young adult literature. I love it. I've always loved it.

If I pretend to myself that I'm different from the way I truly am, I'm going to make choices that won't make me happy.

The First Splendid Truth: To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth.

I spend a lot of time saying to myself, "Well, is that really what I like to do? Is that really something that makes me happy?" and letting go of the things that don't make me happy.

I can build a happy life only on the foundation of my own nature.

Focus not on doing less or doing more but on doing what you value.