Because your goal is a complete rough draft of a novel, and every rough draft, by being complete, is perfect.
Jane SmileyMy characters never die screaming in rage. They attempt to pull themselves back together and go on. And that's basically a conservative view of life.
Jane SmileyWe sort of read two or three big newspapers but we don't get the flavor of the local events, the local news as much.
Jane SmileyIn every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects.
Jane Smiley