In the old days, ptomaine poisoning was a cover-all. If you missed a show and you were young, it meant you were having an abortion. If you were old, it meant you were having a face lift.
I think there is one smashing rule: never face the facts.
You have to have a talent for having talent.
Do people get moral when they don't get ahead?
When you finally learn how to do it, you're too old for the good parts.
To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. A little money helps, but what really gets it right is to never face the facts.