“When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.”

“Begin your writing, fiction or article, where the action begins. This action can be internal (e.g., an important insight or personal decision) or external (e.g., a murder or calamity). Begin too early, you lose your reader. Begin too late, you lose your story.”

“When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself.”

“Stories are the only enchantment possible, for when we begin to see our suffering as a story, we are saved.”

“When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity of accepting and having compassion for them is there.”

“Courage is when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.”