History repeats herself.
writers who go outside the lines when they draw pictures of the world are seldom rewarded for their efforts.
Secrets of the heart are seldom news.
I don't think a person should take herself seriously unless she is alone.
Trauma reflected upon in tranquility can produce morally stunning insights - literary light! It can also produce maudlin rubbish.
Writing, as I experience it, means wringing out the heart/mind until it stops lying.