Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History, ch. 1 (1974)
“The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one--or both. Usually both.”
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American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist 1933–2004Related quotes
Смятам, че ролята и на журналиста, и на писателя е критичният анализ. Разбира се и писателят, и журналистът плащат съответната цена.
Програма Хоризонт, https://bnr.bg/post/101200075, Bulgarian National Radio, December 2019

“Constant practice devoted to one subject often prevails over both ability and skill.”
Adsiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.
https://archive.org/stream/probalbo00ciceuoft#page/n5/mode/2up
Variant translation: Constant practice given to one matter often conquers both genius and art.
Pro Balbo, section 45

"Is the Economic Crisis a Crisis for Economics?", Slate (Nov. 13, 1998)

“Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.”
1982

[199709020026.RAA08431@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997