Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the …

John Steinbeck
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Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page a day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised. ✨ John Steinbeck (1989). Steinbeck: A Life in Letters, p.611, Penguin
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Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page a day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised. ✨ John Steinbeck (1989). Steinbeck: A Life in Letters, p.611, Penguin

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