“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“So okay― there you are in your room with the shade down and the door shut and the plug pulled out of the base of the telephone. You've blown up your TV and committed yourself to a thousand words a day, come hell or high water. Now comes the big question: What are you going to write about? And the equally big answer: Anything you damn well want.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“Just remember that Dumbo didn't need the feather; the magic was in him. ”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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