"I turn sentences around. That's my life. I write a sentence and then I turn it around. Then I look at it and I turn it around again. Then I have lunch. Then I come back in and write another sentence. Then I have tea and turn the new sentence around. Then I read the two sentences over and turn them both around. Then I lie down on my sofa and think. Then I get up and throw them out and start from the beginning" (Phillip Roth's The Ghost Writer).
I came across this quote while searching for more criticism and boy, Roth's writing habit resonates with me sometimes. How many times have I started from the beginning? ack.
okay, so i did take that nap after all -- 2 hours, too! -- and now I will add more quotes and hit the sack by 2 am. I must attempt to get up, say, 8 am and do more reading. My goal before bedtime is one more page of notes. okay!
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