they that reject and disregard the unripe fruits are they that enjoy the ripe fruits

Pain is temporary- The pain you feel today is only to get strength to face tomorrow.

The word ‘NO’ is the best motivation there is for the storyteller in you.

Everybody said, “Follow your heart”. I did, it got broken

Don’t over edit. Don’t second-guess yourself, or your ideas. Just write. Write every day, and keep at it. Don’t get discouraged with the rejections. Tape them up on your office wall, to remind you of...

I finished my first book seventy-six years ago. I offered it to every publisher on the English-speaking earth I had ever heard of. Their refusals were unanimous: and it did not get into print until,...