“You can’t replace people you love with other people…But you can trust that you’re not going to run out of people to love.”

“Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.”

“You could love your crazy people, even admire them, instead of resenting that they're not self-sufficient.”

“What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact that you know how to drive. You keep your eyes open, you see this damned-to-hell world you got born into, and you ask yourself, 'What life can I live that will let me breathe in & out and love somebody or something and not run off screaming into the woods?”

“Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer.”

“People love to read about sins and errors, but not their own.”

“Silence has many advantages. When you do not speak, other people presume you to be deaf or feeble-minded and promptly make a show of their own limitations.”