“When absolute power is on offer, talent fights to get in.”

“Rapid learning offers another trace of talent. Sometimes a talent doesn't signal itself through yearning. For a myriad of reasons, although the talent exists within you, you don't hear its call. Instead, comparatively late in life, something sparks the talent, and it is the speed at which you learn a new skill that provides the telltale clue to the talent's presence and power.”

“Sometimes, when you get something new, you trick yourself into believing it has the power to change absolutely everything about you.”

“When you want something this badly, you don't just give up. You fight and fight until you absolutely can't fight anymore.”

“Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential.”

“A place that proves if you get enough talented people in a room, one or two are bound to offer some helpful advice. Kind if like monkeys with typewriters.”