Since I was 14. I grew up surfing. That's all I wanted to do.
Just start writing and you'll find what you want to say.
New York is a place that can grind you down and spit you out. A true New Yorker doesn't get ground down, he gets polished.
If you're waiting for inspiration, you'll wait until you're dead.
I grew up very Catholic. I wanted to be a priest.
Paint yourself into a corner so that you don't have any other option but to continue forward.