How discouraging

There are so many things to think and worry about when you are a new author.
First, you have to worry about finishing your novel in a timely matter.
Second, you have edit your novel (like crazy). And even though you think that your novel is polished and complete, sadly (most of the time) it's not. Because you have read your novel (like me) so many times that you see the novel the way you WANT it to be.
Third, you have to jump through the hoops and loops to find a literary agent.

How discouraging...

Then you do all these things and still cannot get an agent because almost all of them say the same thing:
"Don't contact us if we don't contact you."
Hmmmm....funny because that's similar to what you would say to a first date gone wrong.
"Don't call me if I don't call you."