“2) Never be embarrased or ashamed about anything you choose to write. (Think of this before you send it to a market)”

“Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is not true.”

“You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner. Shakespeare wrote without knowing he would become Shakespeare”

“If you think it’s easy to write jokes about fried calamari, you’ve probably never tried.”

“Never be afraid to tell me anything,” he whispered against her hair. “No matter how ashamed you might feel. I’ll never judge you, Rachel. I love you.”

“Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never think about anything as much as I think about you.”

“When I have to think about it, I know the picture is wrong. And sizing is a form of thinking and coloring is too. My instinct about painting says, 'If you don’t think about it, it's right'. As soon as you have to decide and choose, it's wrong. And the more you decide about, the more wrong it gets. Some people, they paint abstract, so they sit there thinking about it because their thinking makes them feel they're doing something. But my thinking never makes me feel I'm doing anything.”

“Keep true. Never be ashamed of doing right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it.”

“You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.”

“Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.”