“The most radical, audacious thing to think is that there might be some point to working hard and thinking hard and reading hard and writing hard and trying to be of service”
“Writing is thinking and thinking is hard work.”
“(N)ot writing was hard work, almost as hard as writing.”
“A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.”
“If you think training is hard...try losing.”
“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.”