Of all human activities, writing is the one for which it is easiest to find excuses not to begin โ the deskโs too big, the deskโs too small, thereโs too much noise, thereโs too much quiet, itโs too hot, too cold, too early, too late. I had learned over the years to ignore them all, and simply to start.
Robert HarrisBut clever people all make one mistake. They all think everyone else is stupid. And everyone isn't stupid. They just take a bit more time, that's all.
Robert Harris