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In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one st

In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by which a woman measured success: did some man want her? – Jessamyn West

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Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. – Jessamyn West

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Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Lesson from Patakis success is: Use the political moment. – Andrew Cuomo

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If there is any secret to my success, I think its that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them. – Sidney Sheldon

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I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success. – Billy Sheehan

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