“I know when a story is finished when there is not a single thing more I can think to do to it. And since I know at the start what the last line will be, I know when I've reached that point as logically as I can that it's finished. As for the rewriting-it's not foolproof, of course, but if you're honest about having thought of every possibility and you still come back to what you have, what more can you do?” IfsThinkingKnowsWritingStillsI CanStoriesLastsCoursesLinesHonestPossibilityFinishedRewritingFoolproof Author:Amy Hempel
“Well, I am becoming doddering and old but I have - I'm writing two books a year now. It's like 220,000 words or something like finished, and, honest to God, I can't do that. I really do need the help of, you know, other people working with me.” PeopleKnowsNeedsWritingYearsWellsI CanTwoBookHelpingHonestBecomingFinished Author:John Sandford
“And so, in calm expectation of a blessed future and a finished work which will explain the past, in honest submission of out way to God, in supreme delight in Him who is the gladness of our joy, the secret of tranquillity will be ours.” WayPastJoySecretHonestExpectationsBlessedCalmDelightFinishedSupremeSubmissionGladnessTranquillityFinished Work Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture
“I must be honest and say that I was under the fascination of films. I was fascinated by all films, even the words of them. If I was to do a more-precise analysis of the situation, I have to admit that I was more entertained by the bad films than the good ones. Because when something is beautiful, it is there; it is finished; it is done. It doesn't have to be touched or be worked upon.” IfsDoneBeautifulFilmSituationHonestFinishedBeing HonestAnalysisTouchedFascinatedPreciseFascination Author:Sergio Leone
“To be honest, I wrote so many drafts of this book [ The Nightingale ] and changed the characters so many times; the real surprise is that I finished the book at all.” BookRealCharacterHonestChangedSurpriseFinishedBeing HonestNightingales Author:Megan Chance