“Buffon said unreservedly, "Genius is simply patience carried to the extreme." To those who asked how he achieved fame he replied: "By spending forty years of my life bent over my writing desk."” WritingYearsSaidScienceGeniusFameExtremesSpendingFortyDesksBentBuffon Book:Advice for a Young Investigator Source: Advice for a Young Investigator
“Write your name in kindness, love and mercy on the hearts of the thousands you come in contact with year by year, and you will never be forgotten.” WritingYearsHeartNamesKindnessFameMercyForgottenContact Author:Thomas Chalmers
“I knew I would be famous one day. That's because I lived in a very small town and nobody liked doing the same things I did, like writing.” WritingWould BeOne DayFameTownsSmall Town Author:Alice Munro