I advise writing to oneself. If you don't want to read it, nobody else is going to read it.

We couldn't get along without him. We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason.

He sure put things into words good.

Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too.

Your mother is not crazy. Neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother. He is merely miscast in a play. He would have made the perfect knight in a different century, or a very good pagan prince in a time of heroes. He was born in the wrong era, on the wrong side of the river, with the ability to do anything and finding nothing he wants to do.

You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. There's still lots of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don't think he knows.

Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.