“Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.”

“Why do you want to become an author? I will accept only one answer. If it is because you feel you can write better than you can do anything else then go ahead and do it without frills and flourishes. Stick to your present job and write in your spare time: but do it as if it is a whole time job.”

“Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.”

“Don't always be appraising yourself, wondering if you are better or worse than other writers. "I will not Reason and Compare," said Blake; "my business is to Create." Besides, since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of Time, you are incomparable. ”

“Contentment can only be found in not envying others or comparing yourself to them but in being satisfied with what you have.”

“It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.”