Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist
Interview, The Paris Review (Summer 1956)
“I begin with writing the first
sentence—and trusting to Almighty
God for the second.”
Source: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
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