The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.
The world is so full of simple, obvious, and beautiful things that it's a wonder anyone ever bothers to invent anything at all.
The best editing is the kind that you don't notice; it's seamless and serves the story.
Our ability to perceive changes in things is because monads maintain a stable internal essence amid infinite changes.