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“Someone once asked Somerset Maughham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only when inspiration strikes," he replied. "Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“Sometimes, but not often, I am thoroughly convinced that the decision I have made is the right one, even though it differs from the others, and I will exercise my authority to approve or reject a decision against their wishes. In most cases, though, if we can’t agree on something, a better idea is to table the decision rather than to exercise the power.”
― How Did You Do It, Truett?: A Recipe for Success
― How Did You Do It, Truett?: A Recipe for Success
“writing is a technology, which means that a literate person is someone whose thought processes are technologically mediated.”
― The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling
― The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling
“A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. It’s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.”
― Do the Work
― Do the Work
“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
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