"The definition of a competitor is the guy who keeps coming back. It's the difference between the grass and the oak tree. Cut the oak tree, and it dies. Cut the grass, and it grows back." - Sandy Koufax, from SANDY KOUFAX: A LEFTY'S LEGACY by Jane Leavy.
Rejections are a strong element of publishing, whether you're an author, agent, or editor. It's good to be grass in this business.
Showing posts with label Book Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Quotes. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
Amen Brother
"Eat deliberately, with other people whenever possible, and always with pleasure." - Michael Pollan, IN DEFENSE OF FOOD: An Eater's Manifesto.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Book Quotes: Lance Armstrong
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE: My Journey Back to Life
by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins
Putnam, 2000
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE: My Journey Back to Life
by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins
Putnam, 2000
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