A person can't make a career out of somebody else's invective. - Tom Robbins

There's no such thing as security in this life, sweetheart; and the sooner you accept that fact, the better off you'll be. The person who strives for security will never be free. The person who believes that she's found security will never reach paradise. What she mistakes for security is purgatory. You know what purgatory is, Gwendolyn? It's the waiting room, it's the lobby. Not only does she have the wrong libretto, she's stuck in the lobby where she can't see the show.

The key to self-generated happiness (the only reliable kind) is the refusal to take oneself too seriously.

Accept that you're a pimple and try to keep a lively sense of humor about it. That way lies grace — and maybe even glory.