Piracy is not the problem, obscurity is.

When your art fails, make better art.

Instead of focusing on arguing with people who say no, it might be easier to get near the people who like to say yes.

Many Things That Are True Are True Because You Believe Them.

The biggest takeaway for anyone seeking to write is this: don't go looking for the way other authors do their work. You won't find many who are consistent enough to copy, and there are enough variations in approach that it's obvious that it's not like hitting home runs or swinging a golf club. There isn't a standard approach, there's only what works for you (and what doesn't).

If I fail more than you do, I win.

If you do a job where someone tells you exactly what to do, they will find someone cheaper than you to do it. And yet our schools are churning out kids who are stuck looking for jobs where the boss tells them exactly what to do.