I have two rules in life - to hell with it, whatever it is, and get your work done.
Just write every day of your life. Read intensely.
A library is all the university you will ever need.
Savory...that's a swell word. And Basil and Betel. Capsicum. Curry. All great. But Relish, now, Relish with a capital R. No argument, that' the best.
If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder.
The important thing of any time you live in is to be in love yourself. You float above your time then. It's what you want that counts, not what your time wants.