As a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in an environment of fear of rejection.
“Reason is a supple nymph, and slippery as a fish by nature. She had as leave give her kiss to an absurdity any day, as to syllogistic truth. The absurdity may turn out truer.”
“It would be nice if we could clear up the nominations that are still out there, and there are a lot of them.”