I don’t think I have thick skin, but I heal fast. It’s easy to break through, but I heal fast.

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.”[Writer’s Digest, September 1961]

The more Nos I open myself up to hearing, the closer I am getting to my super successful life.

The problem with thick skin is that it leaves you impervious to the sharpest of pins. Everything becomes dull. But without that sense of pain, there cannot be that sense of relief. Ultimately, the thickened...

One negative voice aimed at me has the incredible power to drown out a thousand positive ones. One of the greatest things I can achieve is to never let it.

I will never grow thick skin so that you don’t have to feel bad about being a jerk to me.