Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.
(Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life )
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Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence; it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right.
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A hundred years from now All new people.
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Perfectionism means that you try not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived.
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