The mind travels faster than the pen; consequently, writing becomes a …

E. B. White
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The mind travels faster than the pen; consequently, writing becomes a question of learning to make occasional wing shots, bringing down the bird of thought as it flashes by. A writer is a gunner, sometimes waiting in the blind for something to come in, sometimes roaming the countryside hoping to scare something up. ✨ The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr., E. B. White, (Ch. V), 1972.
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