Burn down the house – Ray Bradbury Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
This afternoon, burn down the house. Tomorrow, pour critical water upon the simmering coals. Time enough to think and cut and rewrite tomorrow. But today-explode-fly-apart-disintegrate! The other six or seven drafts are going to be pure torture. So why not enjoy the first draft, in the hope that your joy will seek and find others in the world who, by reading your story, will catch fire, too?
― Ray Bradbury
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So THAT’S what David Byrne has been singing about for all these years – the adventures of a writer!
Could be!
What fabulous inspiring quote – woohoo!!
Exactly what I felt when I discovered it.
You had me at Ray Bradbury 🙂