"Having the urge to write is one thing; acting on it is another."

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Source : Roy Peter Clark (2011). “Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces”, p.10, Hachette UK

Roy Peter Clark

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“Iâ€™m concerned that if one of those two areas doesnâ€™t play up to par â€“ if they give up some points or they canâ€™t run the football â€“ and it gets stuck on Russell Wilsonâ€™s shouldersâ€¦if he has to stay in the pocket against good defenses, read coverages, make the right plays, see the field, thatâ€™s where I worry.”
“No one can quite say what the creative process is. Because I have nothing to do with it of course. It's created in space. It's God's work, not mine.”
“A world with a sudden limit on air travel would be tremendously different from the one we live in now.”
“So the dream is continually reminding us of the part which our conscious is forgetting. It does not speak with any absolute authority; it simply gives a true picture of a situation which exists in the unconscious. It speaks truth; but not, as some persons believe, the truth. It shows the other side.”
“Perhaps if only once you did enjoy The thousandth part of all the happiness A heart beloved enjoys, returning love, Repentant, you would surely sighing say, â€œAll time is truly lost and gone Which is not spent in serving love.â€”
“Any idea that turns out to be truly great can be harvested for tens of years. On the other hand, if you want to continue to be great, you've got to bet on new things, big, bold bets.”
“I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational.”
“I've always felt that celebrity was wonderful for a lot of the perks that it could give you”

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