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"With a novel, no matter where I am in it, I'm fretting about it. Every time I write a book, it starts with great forward momentum. Then there seems to be a period where it slows down a bit, and other things intervene. Then I gain momentum."
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Source: Douglas Kennedy (2010). “The Pursuit of Happiness: A Novel”, p.583, Simon and Schuster
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