“There are men who are possessed by an urge so strong to do some particular thing that they can't help themselves, they've got to do it. They're prepared to sacrifice everything to satisfy their yearning.” MenWritingTryingHelpingStrongSacrificeParticularPreparedUrgesYearningPossessed Author:W. Somerset Maugham
“Crossing out is an art that is, perhaps, even more difficult than writing. It requires the sharpest eye to decide what is superfluous and must be removed. And it requires ruthlessness toward yourself -- the greatest ruthlessness and self-sacrifice. You must know how to sacrifice parts in the name of the whole.” KnowsInspirationalWritingArtSelfWholeEyeLiteratureNamesDifficultKnow HowSacrificeCrossingsSelf SacrificeSuperfluousRuthlessness Author:Yevgeny Zamyatin