I read this quote by Andre Dubus,
"Don't quit, It's very easy to quit during the first ten years. Nobody cares whether you write or not, and it's very hard to write when nobody cares one way or the other. You can't get fired if you don't write, and most of the time you don't get rewarded if you do. But don't quit. "
The truth is, I had put off writing for a long time, a much too long a time indeed. There has always been an urge to put pen to paper, but somehow the thought always fleeted away. Now, as time and life has progressed, I have realised that sometimes time needs to be made for the things you want to do. The things that were once effortless might require effort now. And if you really want to do something, you are going to have to want to make a choice to make time for it. It could be herd and inconvenient in the beginning, but it will be sure be worth it.
"Don't quit, It's very easy to quit during the first ten years. Nobody cares whether you write or not, and it's very hard to write when nobody cares one way or the other. You can't get fired if you don't write, and most of the time you don't get rewarded if you do. But don't quit. "
The truth is, I had put off writing for a long time, a much too long a time indeed. There has always been an urge to put pen to paper, but somehow the thought always fleeted away. Now, as time and life has progressed, I have realised that sometimes time needs to be made for the things you want to do. The things that were once effortless might require effort now. And if you really want to do something, you are going to have to want to make a choice to make time for it. It could be herd and inconvenient in the beginning, but it will be sure be worth it.
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