“So it's been a slow process and it's taken some patience. That's why patients are called patients I think - patience is required.”
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.
When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so.
As for goals, I don't set myself those anymore. I'm not one of these 'I must have achieved this and that by next year' kind of writers. I take things as they come and find that patience and persistence tend to win out in the end.