Man is not sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.

Man is not sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.

Jean-Paul Sartre
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Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Theodore Roosevelt

Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.

If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.

Advice? I dont have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If youre writing, youre a writer. Write like youre a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and theres no chance for a pardon. Write like youre clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and youve got just one last thing to say, like youre a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for Gods 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 were not alone. Write like you have a message from the king. Or dont. Who knows, maybe youre one of the lucky ones who doesnt have to.

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Theodore Roosevelt

Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.

If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.

Advice? I dont have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If youre writing, youre a writer. Write like youre a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and theres no chance for a pardon. Write like youre clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and youve got just one last thing to say, like youre a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for Gods 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 were not alone. Write like you have a message from the king. Or dont. Who knows, maybe youre one of the lucky ones who doesnt have to.

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.