“I don't think there's more than half-a-dozen cartoons that I've been really truly happy with in all the time I've been doing it.” ThinkingHalfDozenCartoonTruly Happy Author:Pat Oliphant
“As a young boy, I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience.” ThinkingYearsUseYoungNextQualityBoysNeededDisciplineChairsDozenNeuroticCheaperUse Of Time Author:Ridley Pearson
“My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or six books, I wasn't making enough money to live on, and was beginning to think I'd have to give up the dream of being a full-time writer.” ThinkingGivingFirstsBookEnoughDreamHalfNovelFiveGiving UpSixDozenPublishersTurned Down Author:Ian Rankin
“I've hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground.” ThinkingMindLooksMotherDadComfortBoredDozenHungSuspiciousOf My MindPlaygroundsDisapprovingSingle Dad Author:Dominic West