I Looked At Lucas With The Pang

There's No Substitute For Loyalty.

If You Don't Compromise Your Gift, If You Write Each Day As Well As You Can, And Then Submit Your Work And Not Worry About It And Go On To The Next Piece, You Suddenly Find Oddly Enough That You're No More Interested In The Applause Than The Silence. You Don't Hear Either One Of Them. You Can Never Listen To The Naysayers. If You Do You Won't Survive.

Age Is A Clever Thief. It Takes A Little From You Each Day, So You're Not Aware Of Your Loss Until It'd Irreversible.

If We Break Promises To God, Shouldn't We Be Allowed An Occasional Violation Of Our Word To Our Friends And Superiors?

Humility Is Not A Virtue In A Writer, It Is An Absolute Necessity.