“write with honesty and don't worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they'll hate you anyway.”

“People are going to judge you all the time no matter what you do...Don't worry about other people. Worry about you.”

“Is it crazy to say that I sometimes don't understand what I write but I write it anyway, because maybe someone, somewhere, somehow, would feel what I didn't?”

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”

“Real self-worth comes from mastery, from getting good at something. It doesn't matter what. Then you don't have to worry about empty compliments. You don't worry about what other people think. You have self-respect.”

“They have worries, they're counting the miles, they're thinking about where to sleep tonight, how much money for gas, the weather, how they'll get there - and all the time they'll get there anyway, you see.”