Act as if someone just said there’s no reason to be afraid.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

It is not enough to know your craft — you have to have feeling.

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

All mistakes teach us something, so there are, in reality, no mistakes.

The struggle, like life itself, should be joyful.

Take forgiveness slowly. Don't blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come.

Take a canvas. Put a mark on it. Put another mark on it.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments.

Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.