The function of freedom is to free someone else.

Fear is not the enemy. It is the refusal to face it that destroys us.

The deeper the sorrow, the greater the art.

I’d tell men and women in their mid-twenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you’ve ever felt.

I think it's important to have a sense of humor about yourself.

Writers are the engineers of the soul.