"Once I start writing, I am a huge reviser. To me writing is revising. I probably turn over every sentence that I write, to see if I have the rhythm right. That's why my first drafts take a really long time."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Matt de la Pena

#Writing Quotes #Long Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.”
“How did it get so late so soon?”
“Every man has but one destiny" Veto Corleone”
“We are equal beings and the universe is our relations with each other.”

Source : Thaddeus Golas (2002). “The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment”, p.4, Gibbs Smith
“Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.”
“To be original, or different, is felt to be "dangerous."”
“Almost 70 per cent of your fitness battle is won the day you realise what your body needs and when. I've made my own diets, and I decide for myself what works for me.”
“Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission.”

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