“If pain doesn't lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering.”

“There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No relief in hate. It’s just a waste of perfectly good happiness.”

“Being safe doesn't mean you won't be sorry.”

“If truth doesn't set you free, generosity of spirit will.”

“If you can't feel anything, it doesn't mean it's not hurting.”

“Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter or of space. If you don't keep space in your head for writing, you won't write even if you have the time.”

“If you don't write when you don't have time for it, you won't write when you do have time for it.”