Writing is a craft not an art.

Writing is a craft not an art.

Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn read more

Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or no.

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle read more

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours.

The mind is just another muscle.

The mind is just another muscle.

By working hard, you get to play hard guilt-free.

By working hard, you get to play hard guilt-free.

When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of read more

When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you've
detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some
aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something. This
discomfort and intellectual conflict is when learning is taking place.

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and read more

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only
thing you'll have left is your character.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only
thing you'll have left is your character.