“Until you know who you are you can’t write.”
“When you really know somebody you can’t hate them. Or maybe it’s just that you can’t really know them until you stop hating them.”
“You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”
“You can’t write music right unless you know how the man that’ll play it plays poker.”
“I don't know if you know who you are, until you lose who you are.”
“You don't know what love is until someone lives with you while you write a book.”