“Go down deep enough into anything and you will find mathematics.” ~Dean Schlicter

“I’m a hustler, baby; I sell water to a well!” – Jay-Z

“I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.” – Harper Lee

“Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.” – Barbara Corcoran

“Continue under all circumstances. Don’t be tossed away. Make positive effort for the good.” – Katagiri Roshi, Zen Master

“Whenever I want a really nice meal, I start dating again.” – Susan Healy

“Give someone a book, they’ll read for a day. Teach someone how to write a book. They’ll experience a lifetime of paralyzing self-doubt.” – Lauren DeStefano

“Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.” – Lawrence Kasdan

“Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there’ll always be better writers than you and there’ll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or that – but you are the only you.” – Neil Gaiman

“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” – George Orwell