Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Quotation for Inspiration

  F. Scott Fitzgerald (pre - Gatsby, 1922):  "I want to write something new -- something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned."

Further insight by Matthew Bruccoli in his preface to The Great Gatsby
"Masterpieces are not accidents.  Geniuses know what they are doing or trying to do.  They need luck, but knowing how to use the luck is an essential element of a writer's equipment."

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