In Letter to a Young Writer it says to continue to have curiosity and expanding your knowledge, don’t be afraid to look to others for help, writing is always changing so don’t wallow in the failures, everything you write is important to how you grow as a writer, “a lot can be taken from you — even your life — but not your stories about that life”, no one can stop you from writing down your stories and thoughts throughout your life, so write everything down.
In Habit of Hoping it says wherever you are, keep finding your desires and joys in life; have hope in the beauty of living, theres a lot of negativities in this world but you should try to focus on what makes you see the positives in life, like writing.
In The Dark Dogs of the Mind it says that in order to not succumb from the negative mind and depression, write your way out of the darkness and fight the light through your imagination. If you lose motivation and are consumed in bad thoughts, write through your suffering and pain, because this can be your saving grace.
In Write Yourself a Credo it says to always write down your thoughts and anything that comes to mind because everything you think about and are inspired by is important and worth writing down because you never know how far one simple idea can take you.