The face you have at age 25 is the face God gave you, but the face you have after 50 is the face you earned.
If thou hast no inferiors, have patience awhile, and thou shalt have no superiors. The grave requires no marshal.
I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing.
Thy pride is but the prologue of thy shame; where vain-glory commands, there folly counsels; where pride rides, there shame lackeys.
Heav'n is not always got by running.
Every man's vanity ought to be his greatest shame; and every man's folly ought to be his greatest secret.
Hath any wounded thee with injuries? Meet them with patience. Hasty words rankle the wound; soft language dresses it.
There's a perilous word fiction writers need to watch out for. The word is 'had. '
If you're with an agent and they don't like where your work is going - the pressure behind it is the pressure of the hierarchy which says "I know what I am talking about," which I find offensive.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one's being.