“Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.”
“Everything I've ever done that's valuable is something I was afraid to try.”
“Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than to close it.”
“I'm struck by how pitiful and pointless this little container called me is, what a lame, shabby being I am. I feel like everything I've ever done in life has been a total waste.”
“It was selfish what I asked her to do, even if it wound up being the most unselfish thing I've ever done.”
“Be fearful of mediocrity.”