perseverance Quotes

When I first started writing, it was me alone with a computer in my apartment. I hated the time away from other people, and my writing sucked. Now I have a laptop; I can do the most tedious part of my job in a public place.

My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite.

People said that 'Fight Club' would be impossible to turn into a movie, but I think David Fincher loved that challenge.

Crap has always happened, crap is happening, and crap will continue to happen.

I write in a noisy, distracting world so the books can be read there.

I always thought I'd write when I retired - when I turned 65.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.