Pastoral Resources

To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't do it on his own.

Generally speaking, when a woman offers unsolicited advice or tries to help a man, she has no idea of how critical and unloving he may sound to him.

Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well.

Listen to advice. You don't know how many writer's conferences I've taught at where at least half the audience fights all the conventions of the field.

My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people.

When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is, if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone!

My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.

The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're willing to give your whole life to it. Red wine and garlic also helps.

My advice, Be healthy, reach your own goals and don't be afraid to impersonate a SNL star.

I'm not a very good advice-giver.

Advice may not be good advice 10 or 15 years from now. Someone could tell you something years ago and it might not work now. The world is constantly changing. One word could mean something different today. Today you can't give advice to anyone.

What advice do I tell my grandson? I listen to him.

It gets really tricky giving advice. The older I get, the less advice I give.

They're fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.

April is tax month. If you are having trouble filing your taxes, then you should hire an accountant. They'll give you the same advice that they've given hundreds of corporations - taxes are for douche bags.

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice.

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.

Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings.