“Your curiosity is your greatest gift. Use it to expand your scope. Ordinary people won't understand your insatiable thirst for excellence. They won't bother to keep striving because it's too onerous, too difficult.”

“Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who that it's naming.’
For the loser now will be later to win”

“Because you play football with your head, and your legs are there to help you. If you don't use your head, using your feet won't be sufficient. Why does a player have to chase the ball? Because he started running too late. You have to pay attention, use your brain and find the right position. If you get to the ball late, it means you chose the wrong position. Bergkamp was never late.”

“Can you please crawl out your window? Use your arms and your legs, it won't ruin you”

“If your writing doesn't keep you up at night, it won't keep anyone else up either”

“Don't waste your time with fear.. Fear won't keep you safe from being hurt.”

“If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.”

“Keep your secrets
Keep your silence
It is a better gift than truth”

“Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.”

“You won't always be here. But before you go, whisper this to your sons and their sons "The work was free. Keep it so."”