“Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.”
Cesare Pavese (1908–1950) Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator
This Business of Living (1935-1950)
“Writing is supposed to be difficult, agonizing, a dreadful exercise, a terrible occupation.”
Source: Zen in the Art of Writing
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Peter Greenaway (1942) British film director
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Meg Cabot (1967) Novelist
Source: Big Boned
“Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult.”
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