Money is not a motivating factor... My motivation comes from playing the game I love.
A novel is not just a story; it is a constructed object, an artifice that must be as perfect as possible.
The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.
Before you are old, attend as many funerals as you can bear, and listen. Nobody talks about the departed’s achievements. The only thing people will remember is what kind of person you were while you were achieving.
I try to live my life with a sense of gratitude and appreciation for the opportunities I've been given.