"I had a classmate who fitted for college by the lamps of a lighthouse, which was more light, we think, than the University afforded."

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Don't wait for success, but for the respect and interest of those who read you. At the start it could be a classmate, someone who shares your interests. Before sending off the manuscript for a novel to a publishing house, it would be a good idea to try writing short stories, and publishing them in a local magazine.

— Dacia Maraini