Betty W01
“A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others." - William Faulkner
"Always remember, perseverance is as important as talent." --Dean Koontz
You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist. - Isaac Asimov
You are not a hundred dollar bill. Not everyone is going to like you...or your story. Do not take rejection
personally. - Meg Cabot
"The reason 99% of all stories written are not bought by editors is very simple. Editors never buy manuscripts that are left on the closet shelf at home." -- John Campbell
and finally, from someone much less well-known than all of the above:
A rejection seldom means, "Your work stinks!" It usually means, "Your work, for whatever reason, isn't what I need or want right now." It just means I need to keep looking for the right place for my work. It means not giving up. - Betty Winslow
Keep trying, keep writing, keep sending it out.