"I can resist everything except temptation."

If you're not stubborn, you'll give up on experiments too soon. And if you're not flexible, you'll pound your head against the wall and you won't see a different solution to a problem you're trying to solve.

"The problem with fiction is that it makes too much sense. Reality never makes sense."

The best investment advice is often the simplest: diversify, keep costs low, and stay the course.