"Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look for the money."

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Source : Dan Poynter (2003). “The self-publishing manual: how to write, print, and sell your own book”, Para Publishing

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“Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earthâ€™s greenings. Now, think. What delight God gives to humankind with all these things . All nature is at the disposal of humankind. We are to work with it. For without we cannot survive.”
“Success breeds confidence.”

Source : Beryl Markham (1994). “The Illustrated West with the Night”, Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
“There is no substitute for hard work.”
“Gaming is the destruction of all decorum; the prince forgets at it his dignity, and the lady her modesty.”
“Hold the sadness and pain of samsara [suffering, confusion] in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun [fundamental awake human nature]. Then the warrior [brave enough to look at & work with reality] can make a proper cup of tea.”
“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.”

Source : Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “The Complete Sherlock Holmes”, p.1117, Race Point Pub
“I'm doing what I love to do and I'm going to go as far as I allow myself to go and I'm just going to stay positive.”
“Sorrow is Mount Sinai. If one will, one may go up and talk with God, face to face.”

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