First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.

Be who you are and not who someone else thinks you ought to be.

...I can write my own stories and I can write myself in.

The destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars.

All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have to first learn what you're writing about.