You fail only if you stop writing.

They walked still farther and the girl said, "Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?" No. Houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it." Strange. I heard once that a long time ago houses used to burn by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames.

To feed your Muse, then, you should always have been hungry about life since you were a child. If not, it is a little late to start.

Since everything is but an apparition, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst out in laughter. Longchenpa Let's stuff our eyes with wonder, let's live as if we'd drop dead in ten seconds. Let's see the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.

I was not predicting the future, I was trying to prevent it.

I shall remain on Mars and read a book.

The answer to all writing, to any career for that matter, is love.