Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.
I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.
Worrying about them always struck me as about as useful as worrying about getting hit by lightning.
Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.