Only a fool would refuse to enter a fool's paradise when that's the only paradise he'll ever have a chance to enter.
Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.
We can love an honest rogue, but what is more offensive than a false saint?
Sleeplessness is a desert without vegetation or inhabitants.
I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt.
If you want a baby, have a new one. Don't baby the old one.