The opprobrium of assholes is a badge of honor.
As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography.
There are certain things that ordinary people have that celebrities don't have.
In America, if you don't do a 100 million dollars, you've done nothing.
I must admit to being greatly influenced by Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces.
You can really do more than you think you can do.