Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.

Laziness is a secret ingredient that goes into failure. But it's only kept a secret from the person who fails.

Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth... But amusing? Never.

What happens when the future has come and gone?