"If you send your work to the magazines, you may be in for a shock. You may get a rejection note. The worst kind. A printed form. And probably you will be shattered. Shattered."

--

Source : R. O. Blechman (2009). “Dear James: Letters to a Young Illustrator”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

R. O. Blechman

#Rejection Quotes #Magazines Quotes #May Quotes

“Some writers, of course, simply write, as they feel they are driven to do, by outer/inner inspirations. If, after the work is written and, hopefully, published, others respond -- that is the Champagne. But we, or some of us, don't write for the Champagne. We write because we write.”
“I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.”
“Tell that to the BTK killer,â€ I said. â€œHe was a churchgoer, raised two kids, married, and resisted the urge to kill for decades. He was a person, but he was a monster, too”
“Is disinterest not the essence of every human relationship?”
“You get used to seeing certain things, and if you don't find a new way to talk about it, then frankly at some point you need to get out of the way.”
“William Shakespeare sounds to me like some kind of faggot.”
“Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.”

Source : Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address, delivered 12 May 1962, West Point, NY
“Because failure isn't an option if success is just a matter of more effort.”

Source : W. Bruce Cameron (2010). “A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans”, p.222, Macmillan

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