You Shouldn't Side-step Suffering If You Have

Be Bold, And Try Not To Fall In Love With Your Faults. Don't Be So Afraid Of Giving Yourself Away, Either, For If Yo Write, You Must. And If You Can't Face That, Better Not Write.

Who Wants To Read About Success? It Is The Early Struggle Which Makes A Good Story.

Your Mind Outwears All Sorts Of Things You May Set Your Heart Upon; You Can Enjoy It When All Other Things Are Taken Away.

Even St. Teresa Said, "i Can Pray Better When I'm Comfortable," And She Refused To Wear Her Haircloth Shirt Or Starve Herself. I Don't Think Living In Cellars And Starving Is Better For An Artist Than It Is For Anybody Else.

The Thing Is Not To Follow A Pattern. Follow Your Own Pattern Of Feeling And Thought. The Thing Is To Accept Your Own Life And Not Try To Live Someone Else's Life. Look, The Thumbprint Is Not Like Any Other, And The Thumbprint Is What You Must Go By.