It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

Attitude determines choice, and choice determines results. All that we are, and all that we can become has indeed been left unto us.

Remind yourself that you're bound to get better. Don't get down on yourself. Don't beat yourself up. It's the next opportunity that matters, not the last one.

Human beings have the remarkable ability to turn nothing into something. They can turn weeds into gardens and pennies into fortunes.

To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?

A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.

When you work, work. When you play, play. Don't mix the two.