"A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit."

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"Sometimes giving up feels like the easiest thing to do. But then the easiest thing has never produced more than a garden full of weeds."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Persistence, Perseverance, Truth, Power, Struggle

"If you continue to hit your head against the wall, don't be surprised if your head hurts."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Persistence, Effort, Pain, Failure

"I think people give up, because it's the easy option, but my goodness; why would giving up be easy? Your living your life chasing anything to fill the void of what came about when you let go of everything that mattered? I'd rather fight like mad, for everything that will ever matter, because giving in to anything that doesn't will never cure the dream."

Nikki Rowe, American Writer

Persistence, Fight, Dream, Determination, Passion

"Sharpen your life always; even though it will come to an end like a pencil, we have to keep on writing."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Persistence, Life, Writing, Creativity

"There's a reason why golfers walk forward to their next shot. It's to move on."

J.R. Rim, American Author

Persistence, Observation, Movement, Progress

"To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it."

Mother Teresa, Albanian Leader

Persistence, Action, Consistency, Effort

"Sometimes the further away the target, the less you have to try to get there."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Persistence, Effort, Distance, Focus, Strategy

"Never stop just because you feel defeated. The journey to the other side is attainable only after great suffering."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Persistence, Suffering, Journey, Defeat

"Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself."

Laurell K. Hamilton, American Writer

Persistence, Patience, Life, Truth

"Live in your dream. Refuse to wake up until it is completely over. Then dream again."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Persistence, Dream, Life, Living

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"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go."

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