I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped.

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.

You can make yourself happy or miserable - it's the same amount of effort.

I love writing, it's the center of my life. If you don't love what you do, you'd better find something else to love. Otherwise, you don't have a reason for living.

Go out and make your own speeches. People need you. Go on TV. It can be done. After you speak up a few times, people say, "Hey, we got a crazy man in the community," and they'll begin talking to you.

It was a pleasure to burn.

Fame and money are gifts given to us only after we have gifted the world with our best, our lonely, our individual truths.