If you don't annoy your big sister for no good reason from time to time, she thinks you don't love her anymore.
Pearl CleagePutting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.
Pearl CleageI think it's hard to make a living as a writer, but I think it's hard to work at McDonald's too.... I think the commitment is to get up everyday and say, "I'm a writer, therefore what I'm supposed to do today is write." And to do that, and to do that and to do that.
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