Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.

I have a passion for children's literature. Young adult literature. I love it. I've always loved it.

When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.

The biggest waste of time is to do well something that we need not do at all.

When I thought about why I was sometimes reluctant to push myself, I realized that it was because I was afraid of failure - but in order to have more success, I needed to be willing to accept more failure.

You really have to begin by figuring out what kind of person you are. The tip is to really take a look at yourself.

Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination.