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The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket. ↗

— Venus Williams

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The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed. ↗

— Venus Williams

#did #get #good #i #lives

When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything. ↗

— Venus Williams

#fail #lose #mistakes #more #motivated

That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

#away #awful #direction #door #editors

Working within the limitations of the shared world generally made the writing easier, because I didn't have to invent any of the characters or background, which is usually the hardest part. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

#background #because #characters #easier #generally

Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

#biography #even #fiction #history #literature

Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

#elements #everything #influence #into #many

I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

#encountered #exposed #found #gave #great

I now have to find a reason to write, every single day. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

#every #every single day #find #i #now

I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

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