“...Don't rupture another's illusion unless you're positive the alternative you offer is more worthwhile than that from which you're wrenching them. Interrogate your solipsism: Does it offer any better a home than the delusions you're reaching to shatter?”
“Never look down on anyone unless you're looking down to offer your hand to help pick them up.”
“You're better than seven years of food. You're better than windows. You're even better than the sky.”
“Dont give up unless by giving up you're gaining more than what you're fighting for”
“Live by your impulses, and you'll be just like them. You're better than that, aren't you, Red?”
“I don't think you can reach your potential as a writer unless you're a passionate reader, AND read passionately.”