Most people quit. If you don't quit, if you rewrite, if you keep publishing in fancier places, you will understand that What's the secret? is not the question, which is, Are you having fun?

Little boys are still playing the game [baseball], more little girls are playing, and it is still the world's most interesting game, a duel, a chess match, a foot race, a gymnastics exhibition, that rare opportunity for individuals to be recognized within a group effort.