"Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way."

Driving, Night, Writing

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"Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way."

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"As far as loneliness, I feel Los Angeles and its layout, having to drive everywhere - it is a lonely place. It's an isolated city in that respect because you're driving to places alone listening to the radio."

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"I always think about what I missed, and I think that was my driving force - never be satisfied with what I've done."

Thierry Henry, French Athlete

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"I found my first novel difficult. I don't want to make it sound like it's any more difficult than driving a cab or going to any other job, but there are so many opportunities for self-doubt, that you just kind of need to soldier on."

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"Composing is like driving down a foggy road toward a house. Slowly you see more details of the house-the color of the slates and bricks, the shape of the windows. The notes are the bricks and the mortar of the house."

Benjamin Britten, English Composer

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"Mind your driving."

L. M. Heroux, American Author

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