"For every 1 fan I have 20 haters, once I can reach 1000 haters for 1 fan, I know I've made it."

“For movies to get greenlit solely based on the success of other movies that have a lot of women in them? It's so ridiculous to me.”

“I enjoy wearing pins, and nobody tells me to do it.”

“The country will some day pay for the stupidities of those who were in the majority on this commission. They know as much about the future of aviation as they do about the sign writing of the Aztecs.”

“If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble.”

“We hurt people by being too busy. Too busy to notice their needs. Too busy to drop that note of comfort or encouragement or assurance of love. Too busy to listen when someone needs to talk. Too busy to care.”

“Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.”

“We must not be anything other than what we are.”

Source : Maaza Mengiste (2011). “Beneath the Lion's Gaze: A Novel: A Novel”, p.42, W. W. Norton & Company

“Write on a subject you love. Your profit center should also be your passion center.”

Source : Dan Poynter (2000). “The Self-publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book”, Para Publishing