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"Putting pen to paper without first deciding the route and pace at which to scribe is like setting off on a bicycle without first checking the tyres."
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"Now the writing in the head, I definitely do every day, thinking about how I want to phrase something or how I'd like to rephrase something I've already written."
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"The practice of forgiving is a sequential practice that begins with excusing someone."
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"He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but by the shoddy, untidy process halfway between the two by which one usually gets to know things."
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"I do not plan my fiction any more than I normally plan woodland walks; I follow the path that seems most promising at any given point, not some itinerary decided before entry."
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"Rust through washing never became white."
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"Putting pen to paper without first deciding the route and pace at which to scribe is like setting off on a bicycle without first checking the tyres."
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"Patience is what is needed to see through any process of production."
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"All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking off of methodical procedure, an apparent fencing-in of what is apparently at issue."
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"Bird by bird buddy. Just take it bird by bird."
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"As always, the blessed relief of starting, a feeling that was like falling into a hole filled with bright light.As always, the glum knowledge that he would not write as well as he wanted to write. As always the terror of not being able to finish, of accelerating into a brick wall. As always, the marvelous joyful nervy feeling of journey begun."
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"Choice and perception are closely linked. They are unique, personal and emotional."
Philosophy
"It is possible to be happy and successful by living on one's own terms."
Success
"I'll be off exploring, searching for those out-of-bounds places where dreams exist."
Exploration
"The past informs the present."
History
"Workdays are, I imagine, rather like learning to ice-skate Torvill and Dean's The Bolero. They start and end easily enough; it's the bit in the middle that causes the pain in the arse."
Work
"Angling is a sport, so sporting ethics should apply."
Ethics
"I like working among 'creative clutter'. It gives me a sense of activity and achievement."
Creativity
"You can escape completely, seeking an alternative life, or you can play the game and go absent without leave. How you do it is up to you."
Freedom
"We get so used to the gregarious nature of our towns and villages that we forget how crowded our existence has become."
Society
"I wish for a simple life."
Simplicity
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