"Writing a novel is a very hard thing to do because it covers so long a space of time, and if you get discouraged it is not a bad sign, but a good one. If you think you are not doing it well, you are thinking the way real novelists do. I never knew one who did not feel greatly discouraged at times, and some get desperate, and I have always found that to be a good symptom."

-- Maxwell Perkins

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“One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu - the essence of being human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness. You can't be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality - Ubuntu - you are known for your generosity. We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole World. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.”
“There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist.”
“I'm an actor, coming from New York theater.”
“You can go through life and actually speak your mind and do it in an articulate fashion and with a really intelligent point of view.”
“Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought.”
“If only I had more money is the easiest way to postpone the intense self-examination and decision-making necessary to create a life of enjoyment - now and not later.”
“You can hate a person with your whole body, but love is a stubborn thing, it clings on in your heart.”

Source : Anna Maxted (2014). “Being Committed”, p.357, Random House
“... To know and love one other human being is the root of all wisdom.”

Source : Evelyn Waugh (2012). “Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder”, p.49, Penguin UK

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