Do one thing every day that scares you... Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own... Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same.

Don't waste your time on jealousy.

Replace the words "have to" with "get to" and watch how the cold rain on your life changes to sunshine.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views.