Writing is hard work. If you want to be a professional writer, you have to be professional.

Hard work isn’t evil.

Not everyone who claims to be a Christian is.

Shy people can be anything underneath.

A high metabolism isn’t enough to keep you fit.

Loneliness can foster desperation. Desperation is repellant, which can lead to more loneliness. Patience is the better way.

On that note, finding the girl of my dreams was totally worth the wait. Turns out that there was no reason to freak out!

As much time as I spent loafing around, I’d have to make up later.

Simple car maintenance can save you a lot of time and money. Hoo, boy.

There is a truly delicious custard pie. Flapper pie, it’s called. I thought no such thing could be possible.

Depression can be strangely comfortable.

Cleverness isn’t everything.

Tone of voice matters as much as — if not more than — word choice.

Jesus was telling the truth. About everything. Man, figuring that out would have saved me some trouble.