Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that you live, if you do.
Fresh clean sheets are one of life's small joys.
The toughest question has always been, "How do you get your ideas?" How do you answer that? It's like asking runners how they run, or singers how they sing. They just do it!
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.
As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.