The most important thing is to keep the audience engaged.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
The key to great storytelling is to find the universal truth in the specific.
Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore.
Truth is always stranger than fiction, because fiction has to make sense, while truth doesn't.