“Writing is finally about one thing: going into a room alone and doing it. Putting words on paper that have never been there in quite that way before. And although you are physically by yourself, the haunting Demon never leaves you, that Demon being the knowledge of your own terrible limitations, your hopeless inadequacy, the impossibility of ever getting it right. No matter how diamond-bright your ideas are dancing in your brain, on paper they are earthbound.”
Quote by William Goldman
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William Goldman
William Goldman is an American novelist born on August 12, 1931. His works are known for their humor, wit, and profound social insight, with notable titles including 'The Maltese Falcon' and 'The Shawshank Redemption'. more
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