I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful.
“Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we can say how sweet solitude is.”
“My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.”