It is incumbent upon us to understand our greatness and believe in it so that we do not cheapen and profane ourselves.
Also, if nothing else, writing this book has really changed the way I experience bookstores. I have a whole different appreciation for the amount of work packed into even the slimmest volume on the shelves.
Experience has taught me that you have to improve all the time-little bit by little bit-and not keeping starting everything from new.