When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
The birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author.
Every match is a new opportunity to prove yourself.
"The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it."
You have to stay true to yourself and your art.