Never complain and never explain.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Know or listen to those who know.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Well done is better than well said.
Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general - as we all do in our dreams - I believe I put something of myself into all the characters in my novels, male as well as female.