At the outset, my notion of being a writer was that you would have moments of inspiration and moments of frustration, when you'd crumple up your pages and toss them away. On one side, the dustbin would fill up, and on the other side, pages would rise into a novel.
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"At the outset, my notion of being a writer was that you would have moments of inspiration and moments of frustration, when you'd crumple up your pages and toss them away. On one side, the dustbin would fill up, and on the other side, pages would rise into a novel." — Tom Rachman #inspirationmotivation
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At the outset, my notion of being a writer was that you would have moments of inspiration and moments of frustration, when you'd crumple up your pages and toss them away. On one side, the dustbin would fill up, and on the other side, pages would rise into a novel. — Tom Rachman
About Tom Rachman
Tom Rachman was a Novelist from Canada (1974–present).
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This quote is attributed to Tom Rachman, a Novelist from Canada.
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Tom Rachman lived from 1974 – present.
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