Like an old gold-panning prospector, you must resign yourself to digging up a lot of sand from which you will later patiently wash out a few minute particles of gold ore. – Dorothy Bryant
Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend its no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often its really just about the money, the perceived prestige. – George Murray