“I think it is probably more important to attend specialized convention...” — Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Quote

“I think it is probably more important to attend specialized conventions for a journeyman writer than any other, but it's useful at all stages of a career, if for nothing else, to find out how the industry is working at any given time.”

“I ride horseback - arthritic knees permitting - or listen to opera. Sometimes I cook. I used to do needlework, but it's hard on my hands now, so I only do it occasionally, but I like it. And, of course, I read.”

“When you're a mid-list writer, it pays to write fast.”

“Providing a writer isn't put off by conventions - and some are - attending them can be a nice break from the necessary isolation of writing.”

“Common folk didn't have last names in the 8th and 9th centuries.”

“I'm not a good collaborator in general.”

“These children should be enrolled in Independent Living programs designed by state and local governments to prepare them to enter the workplace, or attend college, and successfully manage their lives.”

“I can still remember how my mother would shout my name out of the window because I was playing football late at night and had school to attend the next day.”

“It is one thing to take as a given that approximately 70 percent of an entering high school freshman class will not attend college, but to assign a particular child to a curriculum designed for that 70 percent closes off for that child the opportunity to attend college.”

“But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has been my discovery that people who attend the conventions are filled with love.”

“Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two umpire schools sanctioned by Major League Baseball.”