“ That’s the magic of revisions – every cut is necessary, and every cut hurts, but something new always grows. Kelly Barnhill
“ I had depressing thoughts that the theme, even though I had thought of it, was better than I was as a writer. Henry James or Thomas Mann could easily write it, but not I. 'I'm thinking of writing it f… Patricia Highsmith
“ Allen Ginsberg instructs: "First thought, best thought." Oh, to have my every spontaneous thought count as poetry! No draft after draft like a draft Maxine Hong Kingston
“ There is a saying: Genius is perseverance. While genius does not consist entirely of editing, without editing it's pretty useless. Susan Bell
“ Why aren’t the thinks I’m thinking getting thunk on the page any faster?!? (from Stop Lying: Writing Is Hard on ChristopherLehman.com) Christopher Lehman
