I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.

The sun is new each day.

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.