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E. L. Doctorow on Writing
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“I've known several cases of writers who decide to write about something and they research the hell out of it and when they're ready to write, they can't move because they are so burdened. I start writing. Whatever I need somehow comes to hand.”
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“Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
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