Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

There is only one way: Go within. Search for the cause, find the impetus that bids you write. Put it to this test: Does it stretch out its roots in the deepest place of your heart? Can you avow that you would die if you were forbidden to write? Above all, in the most silent hour of your night, ask yourself this: Must I write? Dig deep into yourself for a true answer. And if it should ring its assent, if you can confidently meet this serious question with a simple, I must, then build your life upon it. It has become your necessity. Your life, in even the most mundane and least significant hour, must become a sign, a testimony to this urge.

Follow your heart but take your brain with you.

Success is not about seeking constant external validation; it's about acknowledging and celebrating your own growth, progress, and achievements.