"Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away."
"A creative person has to be alive. He can't borrow from things he's done in the past. He can't let his method choose his subjects or his characters. They can't be warped to fit his style."
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Source: John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.132, Penguin
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