My answer to a lot of things is to go to work. That's not everybody's answer.
Deviants are sacrificed to increase group solidarity
The most profound things are inexpressible.
Everyone's work is equally important.
I was hesitant to approach people. I'm socially awkward. But I was working on a number of memorials, and finally it dawned on me: These are memorials to people who wrote, so I should use their writing. That's how I started to quit.
Turn soft and lovely any time you have a chance
The desperate things seem to require attention, the lovely things seem to elicit celebration. If I had to choose, I would go to the awful in the hope that doing something could yield a happier result.
It really don't matter what you're thinking about, as long as you're thinking about something.
Don't let any of your good habits get boring.
It is as easy to dream a book as it is hard to write one.
I'm an example of why people deserve second chances.