I'm dying, and I'm having fun.
You can't control the cards you're dealt, just how you play the hand.
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.
People are more important than things.
if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a very bad place to be. Your critics are the ones telling you they still love you and care.