"Whenever I teach writing I tell them to never revise as you go. Finish the first draft. This is my writing advice. I can't do that myself. I'm lying to everybody. I write a paragraph, and then I rewrite that paragraph. I want to feel like I'm standing on firm ground before I move on to the next paragraph. Mentally, I have to do that."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Matt de la Pena

#Lying Quotes #Moving Quotes #Writing Quotes

“I am a person who lives my life based on intention. I don't do anything without intention because intention determines the outcome of your life. It's like cause and effect.”
“Justice is a machine which, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself.”
“It never pays to walk blindly. Especially not in your own castle where familiarity hides so much - even when we have the eyes to see.”
“No task is so humble that it does not offer an outlet for individuality.”
“In the middle of Hillary Clinton's push for national healthcare in 1993, Bill Clinton cited Thomas Jefferson's concern for health issues as, somehow, apparently indicative of a need for federal management of the nation's healthcare system.”
“I like to try to shoot in the city in a way that allows the city to go about its business while we're shooting, and that's always a challenge because unfortunately people on the street don't know not to look in the camera or interact with the actors.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I get offended when people say, `So, being a white rapper...and growing up white...after being born white...' It's all I ever hear!”
“I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat more. It feels more 'done' when your hair is up.”

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