And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and a privilege, not a right.

Ray Bradbury
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  2. Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.

  3. Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.

  4. Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all.

  5. Too late, I found you can't wait to become perfect, you got to go out and fall down and get up with everybody else.

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