Ninety Percent Of Who You Are Is

True Simplicity Is Elegant.

Silence Does For Thinking What A Suspension Bridge Does For Space -- It Makes Connections.

When I Visit Schools And Talk To Students About Writing, I Give Them One Word Of Advice And I Give It To Them Quickly And Loudly-finish! Starting Something Is Easier Than Finishing It. You Must Have Discipline To Go From A Few Sentences, To A Few Paragraphs, To A Piece Of Writing That Has A Beginning, A Middle, And An End. Finishing Something Bridges The Difference Between Someone Who Has Talent And One Who Does Not. My Best Advice? Apply The Seat Of Your Pants To The Seat Of Your Chair-and Finish. Finish!

Kids Want Acceptance From Their Peers, But In Two Different, Opposing Ways: They Want To Be Like Everyone Else And They Want To Be Different From Everyone Else. So The Question Is: How Do You Reconcile These Opposing Longings?

They Are Saying That If Life Has A Structure, A Staff, A Sensible Scaffold, We Hang Our Nonsense On It. And They Are Saying That Broken Parts Add Color And Music To The Staff Of Life.