“Not everyone is born to fulfill an heroic role. The only realistic ambition is to live in the present. And sometimes, quite often in fact, this is more than enough to keep one busy. Time, which was once squandered, must now be given over to the actual, the possible, and perhaps that evanescent hope of a good outcome which never deserts one, and which should never be abandoned.”
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“We write not just to show off, not just to tell, or only to have written. We write to know ourselves.”
― Take Joy: The Writers Guide To Loving The Craft
― Take Joy: The Writers Guide To Loving The Craft
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