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There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.
Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences.
You don't write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid's burnt socks lying in the road.
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.”
Ernest Hemingway
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.
Sylvia Plath
Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences.
Richard Price
You don't write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid's burnt socks lying in the road.
Anne Lamott
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.”
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