#difficult

I found my first novel difficult. I don't want to make it sound like it's any more difficult than driving a cab or going to any other job, but there are so many opportunities for self-doubt, that you just kind of need to soldier on. ↗

— Anthony Doerr

#cab #difficult #driving #first #found

However, the difficulties and pleasures of the writing itself are similar for a novel with a historical setting and a novel with a contemporary setting, as far as I'm concerned. ↗

— Helen Dunmore

#concerned #contemporary #difficulties #far #historical

I love being a musician. I love the lifestyle. But I think it's probably as difficult and frustrating as anything. ↗

— Trevor Dunn

#being #difficult #frustrating #i #i love

It's very difficult to decide. And I'm very open to proposals. ↗

— Paz Vega

#difficult #i #open #proposals #very

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure , the process is its own reward. ↗

— Amelia Earhart

#anything #change #control #cult thing #decide

You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#brought #carried #could #difficult #difficult times

However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least as difficult to write software that is safe - that is, software that behaves reasonably under adverse conditions. ↗

— Wietse Venema

#adverse conditions #behaves #conditions #defects #difficult

To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there. ↗

— Jack Henry Abbott

#difficult #exactly #get #long #prison

There is nothing difficult about my work, and people get to hear it from me. ↗

— Tracey Emin

#difficult #get #hear #me #nothing

Adult stem cells are also problematic, as they are difficult to identify, purify and grow, and simply may not exist for certain diseased tissues that need to be replaced. ↗

— Eliot Engel

#adult stem cells #also #cells #certain #difficult