"It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating."

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"It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating."

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"Be persistent like a mosquito, at the end you will get your bite."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Persistence, Effort, Success, Determination

"I am a slow walker, but I never walk back."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Persistence, Progress, Life, Movement

"Persistence with hope has infinite power, it can create new ways when there is no way."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Persistence, Hope, Infinite, Power

"Everyday should be a working day on those difficult tasks. A little bit per day is the only way to make it through. Never feel it can't be done; it can be done with persistent actions, repeated input and consistent attendance!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Persistence, Action, Success, Work

"You only know you can do something if you keep on doing it."

Jenny Han, American Novelist

Persistence, Truth, Action, Motivational

"Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?"

Marian Wright Edelman, American Activist

Persistence, Right

"You should persist long enough to conquer."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Persistence, Strength, Will, Success

"Encourage yourself and do it bit by bit. It may appear tough, but every single bite of it every day is an endorsement that all will be chopped off sooner. Nothing is too difficult!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Persistence, Encouragement, Growth, Self-motivation

"Hope floats but effort propels."

Rob Liano, American Author

Persistence, Hope, Effort, Action, Movement

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Persistence, Evil

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"Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel."

Time

"In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and come to the attention of booksellers and libraries. At that time, books by men mystery writers were reviewed seven times as often as books by women."

Man

"You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country."

Nation

"I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes."

Experience

"My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework."

Home

"I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that girls would not have a life outside the home, so educating them was a waste of time."

Life

"The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are."

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"Be persistent like a mosquito, at the end you will get your bite."

"I am a slow walker, but I never walk back."

"Persistence with hope has infinite power, it can create new ways when there is no way."

"Everyday should be a working day on those difficult tasks. A little bit per day is the only way to make it through. Never feel it can't be done; it can be done with persistent actions, repeated input and consistent attendance!"

"You only know you can do something if you keep on doing it."

"Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?"

"You should persist long enough to conquer."

"Encourage yourself and do it bit by bit. It may appear tough, but every single bite of it every day is an endorsement that all will be chopped off sooner. Nothing is too difficult!"

"Hope floats but effort propels."

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

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"Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel."

"In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and come to the attention of booksellers and libraries. At that time, books by men mystery writers were reviewed seven times as often as books by women."

"You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country."

"I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes."

"My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework."

"Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide."

"White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America."

"I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work."

"I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that girls would not have a life outside the home, so educating them was a waste of time."

"The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are."