Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
After these three novels I gave up writing novels for a time I was dissatisfied with romantic doom, yet didn't see much way around it.