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"I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort."
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"A lazy person will never grow wealthy."
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"If you have never planted, then you cannot expect a great harvest."
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"Work while you have strength."
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"Much effort, much prosperity."
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"God needs to bless the works of our hands, but you still need to do some work for God to bless it."
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"Talent is not enough, hard work makes the difference."
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"When you strive to possess, there is always a reward waiting for you both in heaven and on earth."
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"Diligence always makes a person rich."
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"It is naive to think that success will drop into our lives like manna from heaven."
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"When you do great things, think as if you missed the mark by an inch; walk as if you are yet to face the greatest task; talk as if you are yet to have the best preparation for the momentous moment and dream as if you are fighting a battalion of tasks."
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"Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could."
God
"Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback."
Thought
"I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me."
Nature
"I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow."
Will
"I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point."
Hate
"I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips."
Fire
"I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw."
Thought
"What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has."
Effect
"The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?"
Character
"Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title."
Concern
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