Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
It's always too early to quit.
If you think you can do it, you can.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Never complain and never explain.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
The nice thing about being a writer is that you can make magic happen without learning tricks.