EL Doctorow

Yesterday I listened to The Writer's Almanac on the radio and Garrison Keillor read some great quotes from the writer E.L. Doctorow. My favorite is this:

"He [Doctorow] also said, "Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way."

And, "Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing."

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