#advice

"The possibility of the dream gives strength."

"Writer's block is just a symptom of feeling like you have nothing to say, combined with the rather weird idea that you should feel the need to say something. Why? If you have something to say, then say it. If not, enjoy the silence while it lasts. The noise will return soon enough."

"Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-seeing Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing in God."

"It's impossible to walk through solid rock... You have to walk between the molecules that make up the rock."

"Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country."

"Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall."

"As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal."

"We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured. We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and circumspect. It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does."

"If you can quit, then quit. If you can't quit, you're a writer."

"It don't do you no nevermind to tell nobody nothing."