“Sometimes, "never let them see you sweat," is truly bad advice. The work of an individual who cares often exposes the grit and determination and effort that it takes to be present. Perfecting your talk, refining your essay and polishing your service until all elements of you disappear might be obvious tactics, but they remove the thing we were looking for: you.”

“To give up on a person you care for who is trying and failing is a bad thing, but to cut ties with an individual who is giving zero effort, yet doing a number on your heart makes sense.”

“If you could see your perfect image in the mirror it would remove all your fear.”

“Brazen it out! Throw away the scabbard! Grit your teeth, buckle down, and die with your boots on! Or in other words, be determined and resolved until you accomplish the thing you set out to accomplish.”

“If you want to wait until your scars disappears you'll wait forever...Scars never disappear. Scars might heal and we might forget about them in time, but they are permanent. Not even Jesus lost his scars...”

“No individual element in your story, including the hero, will work unless you first create it and define it in relation to all the other elements.”