Robert W. Bly quotes:

We are not in the business of being original. We are in the business of reusing things that work.

Listen to your instincts, then do the opposite.

What you want to do as a living and get paid for, others want to do as a hobby and for free.

Writers are interested in a diverse range of subjects, but prefer to move from field to field to satisfy intellectual curiosity, rather than devote an entire working life to one particular discipline.