The best revenge on a liar is to convince him that you believe what he said.
No author should be considered as having failed until he starts teaching others about writing.
The difference between love and happiness is that those who talk about love tend to be in love, but those who talk about happiness tend to be not happy.
You need to keep reminding yourself of the obvious: charm lies in the unsaid, the unwritten, and the undisplayed. It takes mastery to control silence.
Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope to, some day, find something to say.