“If you don't see the book you want on the shelves, write it.”
Beverly Cleary (1916) American writer of children's books
“In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you have to become the person you need to become to write that book.”
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Context: My success took another road. I complained to Rod Steiger, "The book’s hardly been out and everyone wants to know what I’m going to write next. I mean, don’t I get to rest on my laurels?" In fact I had no idea of writing a second novel. "No," said Rod, answering my question. "Succeeding only means you get another chance to try to do it again."
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