Putting down on paper what you have to say is an important part of writing, but the words and ideas have to be shaped and cleaned, cleaned as severely as a dog cleans a bone, cleaned until there's not a shred of anything superfluous.

Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

Just as hope rings through laughter, it can also shine through tears.

Creativity or talent, like electricity, is something I don't understand but something I'm able to harness and use.

I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right.

Continue to be bold, courageous. Try to choose the wisest thing and once you've chosen the wisest thing go out and try to achieve it. Be it.