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Your success as a writer will probably not depend on how well you write so much as in how you handle rejections.

— Gilbert Morris

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers.…

— Augusten Burroughs

“Remember that with every rejection comes success because it's not in the results, but in the process of learning to write that makes you…

— P.B. Azeltine

“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 often get asked how I write so much. As any writer knows, the answer is to write a lot more than you actually…

— Brad Feld

To be a writer is to embrace rejection as a way of life.

— Dana Stabenow

The writing life doesn't move in a straight line. I've had successes and rejections all along the way, at every stage of my career,…

— Cheryl Strayed

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

“There are many good reasons for writing that have nothing to do with being published. Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of…

— William Knowlton Zinsser

“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

Write a lot and don't think about publishing - just the writing.

— Jeffrey Brown

Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.

— John Scalzi