“You’re thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. Failure is a teacher – a harsh one, perhaps, but the best. You say you have a desk full of rejected manuscripts? That’s great! Every one… — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“Some criticism, no doubt, is constructive, but too much is a subtle poison.” — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“There was something about him that drove the shyness out of you, a kind of understanding that went deeper than words and set up… — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“Rhythm. Life is full of it; words should have it, too. But you have to train your ear. Listen to the waves on a… — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“The man was right who said that salt water was a cure for everything...in one of three forms, tears, sweat, or the sea.” — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“Words. Just little black marks on paper. Just sounds in the empty air. But think of the power they have! They can make you… — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“You’re thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. Failure is a teacher – a harsh one, perhaps, but… — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“Nothing in life is more exciting and rewarding than the sudden flash of insight that leaves you a changed person, not only changed, but… — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“The trouble with ‘if only’ is that it doesn’t change anything. It keeps the person facing the wrong way – backward instead of forward.… — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“Let’s not be too harsh where poets are concerned. They have to live in no-man’s-land, halfway between dreams and reality.” — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
“(It’s) a fair exchange. You’re giving me attention. That’s a form of affection, you know.” — Arthur Gordon Copy Share Image
