Finished Quotes - Page 4
For our stories are not yet finished, and perhaps will never be.
Piers Anthony (1985). “Crewel lye: a caustic yarn”, Del Rey
Growing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: never finished.
Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Cordelia's Honor”, p.391, Baen Books
Henry Miller (1964). “Henry Miller on Writing”, New Directions Publishing
I never reread a text until I have finished the first draft. Otherwise it's too discouraging.
Gore Vidal, Richard Peabody, Lucinda Ebersole (2005). “Conversations with Gore Vidal”, p.54, Univ. Press of Mississippi
Robert McKee (2010). “Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting”, p.7, Harper Collins
Mary Antin (2013). “The Promised Land”, p.12, Courier Corporation
A work is perfectly finished only when nothing can be added to it and nothing taken away.
"The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert". Book by Joseph Joubert, translated by Paul Auster, 2005.