“Shut up and write.”

“Most people give up their pursuit of genius early on and spend their lives desperately seeking it in others.”

“We have one precious life: do something extraordinary today, even if it's tiny. A pebble starts the avalanche.”

“Something terrible happens to people who don't create, something poisonous. Creating is a necessity for all humans, like breathing. If you don't do it, you suffer.”

“Why are you apologizing for bleeding?”

“You don't want me, Ben. I'm seven layers of fucked up with a side of bullshit.”

“You get up every morning then life happens to you. You just have to have the right stuff to get through it.”