Never feel sad on losing anything in your life, because when a tree loses its leaf, a new leaf is ready to take its place.

Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for God’s sake, tell us something that will save us from ourselves. Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone. Write like you have a message from the king. Or don’t. Who knows, maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who doesn’t have to.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Dancing: The Highest Intelligence in the Freest Body.

I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.

Success is not about seeking constant external comparison; it's about celebrating the uniqueness and individuality that you bring to the table.

“I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, «Well, that’s not going to happen.»”