When others asked the truth of me, I was convinced it was not the truth they wanted, but an illusion they could bear to live with.

Challenges are not roadblocks, they are opportunities in disguise.

Be a star and show them that you are.

Try not to become a man of success,

Don’t waste your time chasing butterflies.

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.

Writing speeches for the police brass gave me confidence that would later help me.