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Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite:"Fool!" said my muse to me, "look in thy heart, and w...

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The last thing we discover in composing a work is what to put down first.

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Blaise PascalThe Mind on Fire: A Faith for the Skeptical and Indifferent

writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all

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Charles BukowskiThe Last Night of the Earth Poems

You know, the whole thing about perfectionism. The perfectionism is very dangerous. Because of cours...

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I don't sit around waiting for passion to strike me. I keep working steadily, because I believe it i...

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All writing problems are psychological problems. Blocks usually stem from the fear of being judged. ...

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Erica JongThe New Writer's Handbook 2007: A Practical Anthology of Best Advice for Your Craft and Career