It Took Me 40 Years To Write

..there Is Nothing Worse Than The Feeling That No One Cares Whether We Exist Or Not, That No One Is Interested In What We Have To Say About Life, And That The World Can Continue Turning Without Our Awkward Presence. I Began To Imagine How Many Millions Of People Were, At That Moment, Feeling Utterly Useless And Wretched—however Rich, Charming, And Delightful They Might Be—because They Were Alone That Night, As They Were Yesterday, And As They Might Well Be Tomorrow.

Choose The Mountain You Want To Climb: Don't Pay Attention To What Other People Say, Such As "that One's More Beautiful" Or "this One's Easier". You'll Be Spending Lots Of Energy And Enthusiasm To Reach Your Objective, So You're The Only One Responsible And You Should Be Sure Of What You're Doing.

A Writer Always Wears Glasses And Never Combs His Hair. Half The Time He Feels Angry About Everything And The Other Half Depressed. He Spends Most Of His Life In Bars, Arguing With Other Dishevelled, Bespectacled Writers. He Says Very 'deep' Things. He Always Has Amazing Ideas For The Plot Of His Next Novel, And Hates The One He Has Just Published.

Open Your Heart And Listen To What It Is Telling You. Follow Your Dreams, Because Only A Man Who Is Unashamed Of Himself Can Manifest The Glory Of God.

Be Crazy! But Learn How To Be Crazy Without Being The Center Of Attention. Be Brave Enough To Live Different.