One Is Taught By Experience To Put

The More You Respect And Focus On The Singular And The Strange, The More You Become Aware Of The Universal And Infinite.

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.

One Is Taught By Experience To Put A Premium On Those Few People Who Can Appreciate You For What You Are.

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

None Of Us Suddenly Becomes Something Overnight. The Preparations Have Been In The Making For Lifetime.