“Writing a novel is a very hard thing to do because it covers so long a space of time, and if you get discouraged it is not a bad sign, but a good one. If you think you are not doing it well, you are thinking the way real novelists do. I never knew one who did not feel greatly discouraged at times, and some get desperate, and I have always found that to be a good symptom.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsWritingWellsLongRealHardFoundSpaceNovelNovelistsThings To DoDesperateSymptomsDiscouragedHard Things Author:Maxwell Perkins
“Don’t ever give up. Don’t see the obstacles, just the way around them. For me, of course it looked improbable, but not impossible. So as long as there was a way, I would not be discouraged.” WayGivingLongCoursesImpossibleGiving UpObstaclesDiscouragedImprobableDon't Ever Give Up Author:Evanna Lynch
“No, there are no long stages of preparation through which you must pass; all things are now ready; there is nothing to hinder you from becoming a Christian this very hour. And, if any of you have been trying to make yourself better until you are weary and discouraged in the work, all you have to do is to put it into stronger hands.” IfsTryingLongHas BeensHandsChristianHoursStageReadyBecomingAll ThingsStrongerPreparationWearyDiscouragedHinder Book:Being a Christian: what it Means and how to Begin Source: Being a Christian: what it Means and how to Begin