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The writer is creating a dream into which he or she invites the reader, and the dream must be vivid and continuous. (John Gardner)

"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 a lot of the 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 doing it."