A Quote by Sheila Kaye-Smith
A novel which has been too much worked over often goes flat, and no amount of laborious revision can take the place of careful planning beforehand.
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Just that dwelling and planning is bullshit, you dwell on the past, you can’t move forward. Spend too much time planning for the future and you just push yourself backwards, or you stay stagnant in the same place all your life. Live in the moment, where everything is just right, take your time and limit your bad memories and you’ll get wherever it is you’re going a lot faster and with less bumps in the road along the way.
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