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A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence.

Drawn from what Nick Cave said

Subjectswritingideas vs execution
What these subjects mean

writing Prose as thinking: writing well, writing by hand while a model offers to do it, and who will still be able to.

ideas vs execution Whether the idea or the execution behind it is what actually decides an outcome, and who deserves the credit.

What Nick Cave actually said

  1. Nick Cave Australian songwriter and writer
    Pen poised, I sit to attention, in my suit, on the edge of my imagination, prepared for the beautiful line to arrive. Sometimes it does, sometimes it does not — either way I am powerless to influence the outcome.

    Where this was said

    ↗Do you think it is more important to find inspiration or to get to work and write?theredhandfiles.com

    29 Jun 2021

    All 2 korrents from this piecethis one is 2nd

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