“The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.”
Robert Cormier
As shared with me in an interview I did a while ago,
linked HERE.I now have that on a handwritten stickie, above my desk.
This week it seems particularly appropriate.
Here's the quote, in its entirety:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/robert_cormier.htmlNow, back to searching for a few leaping similes...
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.Read more at
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/robert_cormier.html#xY2tmvUouJtRzhvz.99The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.Read more at
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/robert_cormier.html#xY2tmvUouJtRzhvz.99
Published on March 08, 2014 04:07