First drafts are for learning what your novel or story is about.
— Bernard Malamud-- David --
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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
— Alan J. Perlis-- David --
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I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp.
— W. Somerset Maugham-- David --
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If it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?
— Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn-- David --
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Worry is an indication that we think God cannot look after us.
— Oswald Chambers-- David --
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