Its difficult to get started-when it comes to dealing with an unknown quantity, people are reluctant to trust their own opinion. It helps if two or three people give you a boost. – Lyle Lovett
I think the sport of wrestling, which I became involved with at the age of 14… I competed until I was 34, kind of old for a contact sport. I coached the sport until I was 47. I think the discipline of wrestling has given me the discipline I have to write. – John Irving
In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success youve achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too. – Lynn Johnston
