Gluttony is not a secret vice.
No path is wholly rough.
The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.
It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears.
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
Every day you make some progress and every day you make a few mistakes. Through it all, your wisdom continues to grow and your experience continues to broaden.
On school culture: It's hard to eat something you've had a relationship with.
Acting is a career without a safety net, because it's not like a professional job where every year you hope to be promoted, and get a sense of career stability. There is never any stability in this business.
A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him.