Creativity
Big ideas don’t show up fully formed, standing in our path. They need to be coaxed unto the open through persistent inquiry and exploration.
My beginnings are not beginnings; I just start. Sometimes I have to write the beginning after the book is done. Well, that seems like a natural thing, but many people don't go forward because the beginning isn't right; they just leave it until they get it right. I write what's there, what I know is there. If I have to rewrite it or change it, I'm n... See more
In Her Own Words: Toni Morrison on Writing, Editing, and Teaching
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