The dog that trots about finds a bone.
If you think you can do it, you can.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Who seeks shall find.
Leap, and the net will appear.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Never complain and never explain.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Growing up in the '70s and '80s, science fiction and especially fantasy had such a stigma attached to them. I felt so punished and exiled for being devoted to these things.