“One of the first principles of perseverance is to know when to stop persevering.” KnowsFirstsPrinciplesPerseveranceStubbornness Book:The Rest of My Life Source: The Rest of My Life
“When I feel that I'm going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream of paper. When the candy is all gone and the paper all used up, I know that the book is long enough.” KnowsFeelsWritingLongBookEnoughStoriesUsedGoneFivePaperBoxesPoundsChocolateCandyDetectivesDetective StoriesBox Of Chocolates Author:Carolyn Wells
“I think, for the rest of my life, I shall refrain from looking up things. It is the most ravenous time-snatcher I know. You pull one book from the shelf, which carries a hint or a reference that sends you posthaste to another book, and that to successive others. It is incredible, the number of books you hopefully open and disappointedly close, only to take down another with the same result.” ThinkingKnowsBookResultsNumbersResearchIncrediblesHopefullyCarrieShelvesHintsRefrain Author:Carolyn Wells
