Know or listen to those who know.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
You never know what motivates you.
If you think you can do it, you can.
After a storm comes a calm.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Only the educated are free.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.