Writing

The important thing in life is to follow your passion — no matter what it is — for whatever mysterious reasons.

Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the Holy Book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose.

Try to build and treat your vocabulary the way you are to treat your checking account. Pay every attention to it and try to increase your earnings. The purpose is to enable you to articulate yourselves as fully and precisely as possible.

Saying things are terrible does not automatically establish the reliability of your account. The habitual naysayer is no more to be trusted than the habitual cheerleader.

Silence is the soul's invisibility. We can, of course, conceal ourselves behind lies and sophistries, but when we speak, we are present, however careful our disguise.

To think for yourself — not narrowly, but rather as a mind — you must be able to talk to yourself: well, openly, and at length.

The ultimate power you have over us is your ability to tell your story. If you can tell that story truthfully, with humor and with a little forgiveness, then you're on your own.