Only the educated are free.
Never complain and never explain.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
It's always too early to quit.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Wherever you are - be all there.
The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises.