To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
If you think you can do it, you can.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Well done is better than well said.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time.