“There are enough people in the world who are going to write you off. You don't need to do that to yourself.”
“The world will knock you down plenty. You don't need to be doing it to yourself.”
“That's the secret of how to enjoy writing and how to make yourself meet high standards," said Mrs. Berman. "You don't write for the whole world, and you don't write for ten people, or two. You write for just one person.”
“You don't need to change the world; you need to change yourself.”
“When you sit down to write, write. Don't do anything else except go to the bathroom, and only do that if it absolutely cannot be put off.”
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”