We must eschew anything trivial. We must embrace all that is frivolous…. Trivial things take up all your time and dull your senses, whereas frivolity is meaningful, profound, worth living and dying for…. If we...

You never get anywhere until you figure out the difference between passion and compassion.

Prune these alleged friends ruthlessly from your life. You need all the positive reinforcement you can get. You need friends who think you’re fabulous, an angel in human shape, and a breath of springtime.