As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.

Have a smile for breakfast, you'll be shitting joy by lunch.

If life has taught me one thing, it's that there are no villains. Only people, doing their best.

You have to learn to love the small things in life, like a hot bath. You have to love the small things, when you have nothing else

I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn to stop making them.

The wise wait for their moment, but never let it pass.

It's hard to be done a favor by a man you hate. It's hard to hate him so much afterwards. Losing an enemy can be worse than losing a friend, if you've had him for long enough.