We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.

To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls.

Be too dumb to quit and too stubborn to back off.

If you're are paralyzed with fear it's a good sign. It shows you what you have to do.

...she (the artist, the writer) doesn't wait for inspiration, she acts in the anticipation of its apparition.

As all born teachers, he was primarily a student.

When a novelist or screenwriter is looking for a subject, the element he's seeking is conflict. Conflict makes drama. Conflict produces great characters and memorable scenes. So war is a natural topic.