A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
What if this weren't a hypothetical question?
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.