A Quote by Nathaniel Philbrick
People think I live here on Nantucket and just gaze at the ocean, getting my inspiration. Not so. I work in my basement and gaze out onto a single window that shows me a cement wall. This is a profession, and it's important to have professionalism about the writing.
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The demons, with their subtle guile,
Lift up before us when they pass,
Or only gaze a little while.
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My distraction's my defense against this lack of inspiration Against this slow deflation Yeah the further the horizon The more it holds my gaze The foreground's out of focus but you know I kinda hope it's just a phase Just a phase.
The gaze that sees is the gaze that dominates.
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