The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves or have listened only to their neighbors to learn what they ought to do, how they ought to behave, and what the values are that they should be living by.
A writer is someone who pays attention to the world.
Hope is not a feeling; it is a doable, dramatic action.
Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.