“Persistence is worth at least as much as talent. The writing life is not a series of gentle encouragements. It's more like a series of brutal kicks in the teeth. Those who grow a thick enough skin to persevere, survive. Those who do not, do not.” WritingEnoughLife IsGrowsTalentSkinsEncouragementSeriesTeethPersistenceGentleKicksThickBrutalWriting LifePersevere Author:Gardner Dozois
