I've heard so many variations on this observation, but this one from nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq9yrdg6zekaugvh48xe8h04xxgrf9q55h8vyyfh4p2ghqwhatl78qppnkz8 (nprofile…nkz8) may be the best:
"The big difference between a writer and all the people who say they want to be writers is that writers write."
https://iandunt.substack.com/p/the-hellbound-horror-of-gcses-cbc
Mike Taylor 🦕
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