"Once you start rewriting, you're not able to stop. With each draft the fundamental banality and worthlessness of the material becomes more evident even as its vitality and spontaneity are drained from it."

-- Barry N. Malzberg

#Able Quotes #Rewriting Quotes #Vitality Quotes

“In S Club I played a role in a band, but now I can go off and be me - My horizon's wide open now. It's scary and it's daunting, but it's an absolute thrill. I feel brand new!”
“When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.”
“I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile.”
“Everyone had a weakness. It was the law of nature that for each being there was a predator, or a disease, or a vulnerability built into their very core.”
“Conversation is the image of the mind. As the man is, so is his talk.”
“...science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common-sense rounded out and minutely articulated. It is therefore as much an instinctive product, as much a stepping forth of human courage in the dark, as is any inevitable dream or impulsive action.”
“You know, throughout the world, throughout history, when countries get rich, they stop having kids.”

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“I do have fun writing, and a long time ago, I told myself, 'You got to have fun at this, or it'll drive you nuts.'”

Source : "The Most Important Writing Tip the Late Elmore Leonard Ever Gave" by Asawin Suebsaeng, www.motherjones.com. August 20, 2013.

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