Most writers flourish greatly on a simple, healthy routine with occasional time off for gaiety.

Criticism and rejection are not personal insults, but your artistic component will not know that. It will quiver and wince and run to cover, and you will have trouble in luring it out again to observe and weave tales and find words for all the thousand shades of feeling that go to make up a story.

If you can discover what you like, if you can discover what you truly believe about most of the major matters of life, you will be able to write a story which is honest and original and unique.

The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.

A problem is often half-solved when it is clearly stated.

Act as though it is impossible to fail.

Old habits are strong and jealous.