Quotes of the day, April 26
Write every day; never give up; it's supposed to be difficult; try to find some pleasure and reward in the act of writing, because you can't look for praise from editors, readers, or critics. In other words, tips that are much easier to give than to take.

December 21
I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

December 20
Nice things are nicer than nasty ones.

December 19
December 18
You are beautiful in every single way. Words can't bring you down.

December 17
For many activities, people cannot rely solely on themselves in evaluating their ability level because such judgments require inferences from probabilistic indicants of talent about which they may have limited knowledge. Self-appraisals are, therefore, partly based on the opinions of others who presumably possess evaluative competence.
