Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.

You don’t always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too.

It’s good to do uncomfortable things. It’s weight training for life.

If the present is really all we have, then the present lasts forever.

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life.

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.

A difference which makes no difference is no difference at all.

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.