“I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
Variant: Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.
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Shannon Hale109
American fantasy novelist 1974Related quotes
Aaron Sorkin (1961) American screenwriter, producer, playwright
The West Wing, Season Two Commentary Track: Noel.
“I'm more contented and at peace with myself now than I was as a box-office queen.”
Julie Andrews (1935) British actress, singer, author, theatre director, and dancer
Saturday Evening Post (February 1980)
Context: I'm more contented and at peace with myself now than I was as a box-office queen. I'm less uptight. I've even reached a stage where it doesn't shatter me if somebody prints something bad about me.
Klaus Kinski (1926–1991) German actor
Source: Kinski Uncut : The Autobiography of Klaus Kinski (1996), p. 42
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer
As quoted in Ms. magazine (August 1972) p. 42
Variant: First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.
“And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually..”
Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) American musician, singer and songwriter
Castles Made Of Sand
Song lyrics, Axis: Bold as Love (1967)
Variant: Castles made of sand, fall in the sea, eventually
