Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters.

Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely up to us thanks to the grace of God. The best advice I know is to give is to give those worldly things your best but never your all - reserve the ultimate hope for the only one who can grant it.

Making checklists of things you're looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you'll be alone forever.