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"Rituals are a good signal to your unconscious that it is time to kick in."
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"You must stop been so carnal and learn to say no to people, if it concerns the things of God."

"Working hard denies oneself from instant gratification."

"Success is in direct proportion to the level of consistency in the application of the daily disciplines and actions required."

"Discipline is when we postpone the pleasure of today for the benefit of tomorrow."

"Only through delayed gratification could you be able to come up with other virtues, character, trait that will really qualify you to call yourself a human being."

"I still get up every morning at 4 A.M. I write seven days a week, including Christmas. And I still face a blank page every morning, and my characters don't really care how many books I've sold."

"Working to perfect our gift and overcoming the pain of self-discipline, we achieve our goals and move on to our dreams."

"If you are faithful in little things, then you will be given a bigger commitment."

"When you feel a weak moment coming on, the key is self-control."

"An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves."
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"Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere... You don't have to dress up, for instance, and you can't hear them boo you right away."

"You want to avoid at all costs drawing your characters on those that already exist in other works of fiction. You must learn about people from people, not from what you read. Your reading should confirm what you've observed in the world."

"Most humbling of all is to comprehend the lifesaving gift that your pit crew of people has been for you, and all the experiences you have shared, the journeys together, the collaborations, births and deaths, divorces, rehab, and vacations, the solidarity you have shown one another. Every so often you realize that without all of them, your life would be barren and pathetic. It would be Death of a Salesman, though with e-mail and texting."

"Only God can put Scripture inside. But reading sacred text can put it on your hearts, and then when your hearts break, the holy words will fall inside."

"Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter."

"My theory is that, as with our children, as with every surface of that geodesic dome inside the 8-Ball, every age we've ever been is who we are."

"You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do."

"Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?"
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