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Quote by Donald Barthelme

“The writer is one who, emnbarking upon a task, does not know what to do.”

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Donald Barthelme was an American author born on April 7, 1931, and passed away on July 23, 1989. Known for his unique literary style and experimental writing, Barthelme is considered one of the representatives of postmodernist literature. more

“It takes an awful lot of time for me to write anything. I have endless drafts, one after another; and I try out 50, 75, or a hundred variations on a single line sometimes. I work on the process of refining low-grade ore. I get maybe a couple of nu ggets of gold out of 50 tons of dirt. It is tough for me. No, I am not inspired.”

Writing Trying Sometimes Process Lines Couple Lows Hundred Tough Gold Inspired Endless Crafts Awful Grades Dirt Variation Refining Single Line

Author:James Dickey

“The freedom to create is somehow linked with facility of access to those obscure regions below the conscious mind.”

Mind Creativity Conscious Access Crafts Regions Problem Solving Obscure Linked Facility Conscious Mind

Author:Loren Eiseley

“There is no iron that can enter the human heart with such stupefying effect, as a period placed at just the right moment.”

Humans Heart Moments Effects Periods Crafts Iron Human Heart Right Moment

Author:Isaac Babel

“Wake the happy words.”

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Book:On Poetry and Craft: Selected Prose

Source: On Poetry and Craft: Selected Prose

Quote by Donald Barthelme

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