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These rejections hurt me terribly because I felt it was my life that was being rejected.

I've had way more rejections than I've had jobs.

In my early career I was like a goldfish. Rejection didn't affect me; I'd just forget how bad it was and keep going back for more.

Everyone fears rejection.

Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better.

I kept sending out stories and getting rejected.

I took all of my rejection letters - there must have been thousands of them in a huge box - and I went out on the curb and burned them all, crying.

You're going to have more rejection than acceptance.

My 20s were a blizzard of rejection slips.

I don't really have disappointments, because I build myself up for rejection.