The Big Talent Is Persistence.

I Would Never Have Been A Good Scientist - My Attention Span Was Too Short For That.

Change Is The One Unavoidable, Irresistible, Ongoing Reality Of The Universe. To Us, That Makes It The Most Powerful Reality, And Just Another Word For God. Earthseed: The Books Of The Living Lauren Oya Olamina

A Tree Cannot Grow In Its Parents' Shadows.

I Wanted To Write A Novel That Would Make Others Feel The History: The Pain And Fear That Black People Have Had To Live Through In Order To Endure.

You Don't Start Out Writing Good Stuff. You Start Out Writing Crap And Thinking It's Good Stuff, And Then Gradually You Get Better At It. That's Why I Say One Of The Most Valuable Traits Is Persistence.