Hope Does Not Necessarily Have To Take

I Work Continuously Within The Shadow Of Failure. For Every Novel That Makes It To My Publisher's Desk, There Are At Least Five Or Six That Died On The Way. And Even With The Ones I Do Finish, I Think Of All The Ways They Might Have Been Better.

I Believe That With Enough Practice And Good Faith, You Can Learn To Recognize When The Work Is Achieved.

Negative People Present Us With An Accelereted Personal Growth Opportunity.

At Times ... One Is Downright Thankful For The Self-absorption Of Other People.

Learning When 'enough Is Enough' Is The Discipline Of A Lifetime.