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Susan Shaughnessy
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“The only way to write is to write today.”
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“You will find your own rhythms as a writer. But unless you are one of the very few, you'll face resistance [from yourself] every day. Why? Nobody really knows. It seems to be an integral part of the drive to write — a shadow you can never shake.”
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“Today's failure may be a deliverance. It may be releasing you from the wrong task in order to free you for the right one.”
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“Writers trap furtive truths. They pull them from the dim corners where they would prefer to hide. They bring them into the light, catch them in midflight.”
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“Disillusion is a natural stage that follows the holding of an illusion.”