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THE FIRST TRUTH: BE THE FIRST BELIEVER 1 A Nut with a Mission 7 "Reality" Teaching 13 Practical Matters: A Sit-in with Class 21 Patching Human Souls 23 Wall-Flowering 29 Improbable Dreams 33 Considering the Source 39 Self-Refilling Prophecies 47 Safety First 53 THE SECOND TRUTH: CLASS IS NEVER DISMISSED 57 You Can't Always Want What You Get 61 Image Isn't Everything, but It's Something 67 Aiming Above Morality 75 Mother Wit 83 Inalienable Wrongs 91 Some Things Stay the Same 97 Heart Breaks 103 Swallowing Pride 109 THE THIRD TRUTH: WORDS SELDOM FAIL YOU 115 Word Meetings 119 Practical Matters: Meeting of Minds 125 The "Bob" Factor 127 Reading Allowed 131 Practical Matters: Works of Literature Speak 133 Healthy Self-Expression 137 Practical Matters: Mock Encomiums and Other Proposals 143 Glossophobia 145 Ask an Expert 153 Practical Matters: Forrester for the Trees 158 The Art of Persuasion 161 Falling in Love with Books 167 People Feel You 173 THE FOURTH TRUTH: WRITERS BLOCK BUT RARELY TACKLE 179 The Perfect Game 183 Life's Tests Are Not Standardized 189 Work Is Contagious 195 No Buts or Shortcuts 203 Unmaking Mistakes 207 Working Smart 213 Practical Matters: Real Fluency. Real Fast. 219 Drawing on the Stories of Your Life 221 Practical Matters: Grandma Knows Best 229 THE FIFTH TRUTH: PAYING YOUR Do's 231 Loving 235 Associating 243 Attending 249 Mentoring 255 Following 261 Risking 265 Persisting 269 Final Thoughts 279