I still think the best classic meal in New York is a coffee-shop breakfast - you sort of can't skip it.
Adam GopnikFor me, the beauty of the blank page, or empty screen,staring up at nine thirty after two cups of coffee and a deep breath remains unique. The blankness invites scribbling on, mental drawing , and the best feeling I know - apart from the more obvious sensual ones - is the feeling of putting down the first thought and seeing it turn into symbols. Making an idea into an emotion.
Adam GopnikOften the block [in writing] comes from the wall of words that keep out the simplicity of sense.
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