To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
After a storm comes a calm.
Well done is better than well said.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
I can, therefore I am.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Always desire to learn something useful.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
If you think you can do it, you can.
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.