“I knew I was getting somewhere when I began losing interest in the beginnings and the ends of things.”
-Sarah Manguso
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“I knew I was getting somewhere when I began losing interest in the beginnings and the ends of things.” -Sarah Manguso
And in the process, he learned the fourth important thing to remember in making a beginning, which is to shift your purpose from the goal to the process of reaching the goal.
William Bridges • Transitions (40th Anniversary Edition): Making Sense of Life's Changes
Knowing the likely end of our story doesn’t mean we should ignore all that came before or dismiss what might occur along the way.
William A. Richards • Beyond the Narrow Life
Beginnings, like endings, are slippery. Because everything exists in the middle. There was something before, and there will be something after.