Acceptance Quote by Marshall S. Thomas

“Note to aspiring writers: This is actually not that many rejections in the grand scheme of things. I know published writers whose rejection count…

— Jennifer Weiner

I like to joke that I probably hold the world record for rejection letters. Yes, the truth is that I was fed up of…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“Rejection is a challenge. Persistence is patience. Reward is a lifetime in the making. Despite what happens, only death will stop this author from…

— Veronica Purcell

I heard you had to get 200 rejections before you got published.

— Andrew Sean Greer

This is a stamina game, so don't despair if you run down a blind alley and have to start over, or if you get…

— Tim Maleeny

I sent a lot of publishing ideas to my publisher, about 30 of them. Each time except 3, i got a "rejection letter". This…

— James Dashner

“To write a lot, you should rethink your mental models of rejection and publication. Rejections are like a sales tax on publications: The more…

— Paul J. Silvia

Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all…

— Jerry Spinelli

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

— Jim Valvano

“A struggling writer, 'I get hundreds of rejection letters each day. I am depressed with this life, Can you please help?' The Wise-man, 'No,…

— Santosh Kalwar

Every published writer, myself included, was at one time unpublished. All writers know what rejection feels like.

— Andrew Shaffer

I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important…

— Lisa Alther