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I revise the manuscript till I can’t read it any longer, then I get somebody to type it. Then I revise the typing. Then it’s retyped again. Then there’s a third typing, which is the final one. Nothing should then remain that offends the eye Picture Quote #1

I don’t write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing Picture Quote #1

We ought not to endeavor to revise history according to our latter day notions of what things ought to have been, or upon the theory that the past is simply a reflection of the present Picture Quote #1

Students often have such a lofty idea of what a poem is, and I want them to realize that their own lives are where the poetry comes from. The most important things are to respect the language; to know the classical rules, even if only to break them; and to be prepared to edit, to revise, to shape Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I really regret that I did not live in those times when there was still so much that was new; to be sure enough much is yet unknown, but I do not think that it will be possible to discover anything easily nowadays that would lead us to revise our entire outlook as radically as was possible in the days when telescopes and microscopes were still new Picture Quote #1

I had been dreaming a complicated dream about helping poets revise their poems, so that each ending would open like a flower. I was not arguing, but engaged in a rousing discussion Picture Quote #1

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I love revisions... We can’t go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest Picture Quote #1

Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to write the draft and a longer time to revise, while others were the opposite Picture Quote #1

I paint very messy. I throw paint around. So when I let myself do the same sort of thing with my writing, and I would just write and write and write and revise, that’s when I found my rhythm in writing Picture Quote #1

Rewrite and revise. Do not be afraid to seize what you have and cut it to ribbons... Good writing means good revising Picture Quote #1

I love having written. Sometimes I love writing. I love to revise. Revising is my favorite part of writing Picture Quote #1

If you start to revise before you’ve reached the end, you’re likely to begin dawdling with the revisions and putting off the difficult task of writing Picture Quote #1

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The labor of thinking was so great to me, that having once come to a conclusion upon any subject, I would rather persist in it, right or wrong, than be at the trouble of going over the process again to revise and rectify my judgment Picture Quote #1

It’s important that we regularly reconsider, revise, and expand our practices, as our capabilities and needs evolve, both to strengthen our understanding of them and to promote our awareness of new practices and their conscientious uses Picture Quote #1

I’m not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That’s where my strength is Picture Quote #1

There’s no reason you shouldn’t, as a writer, not be aware of the necessity to revise yourself constantly Picture Quote #1

Be ready to revise any system, scrap any method, abandon any theory, if the success of the job requires it Picture Quote #1

It science involves an intelligent and persistent endeavor to revise current beliefs so as to weed out what is erroneous, to add to their accuracy, and, above all, to give them such shape that the dependencies of the various facts upon one another may be as obvious as possible Picture Quote #1

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This is what I find most encouraging about the writing trades: they allow mediocre people who are patient and industrious to revise their stupidity, to edit themselves into something like intelligence. They also allow lunatics to seem saner than sane Picture Quote #1

I’ve found that in business opportunities will constantly emerge or situations develop that make you revise your plans along the way Picture Quote #1

In this day and age, we need to revise the old saying to read, hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned Picture Quote #1

It’s easier to revise lousy writing than to revise a blank sheet of paper Picture Quote #1

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I revise the manuscript till I can’t read it any longer, then I get somebody to type it. Then I revise the typing. Then it’s retyped again. Then there’s a third typing, which is the final one. Nothing should then remain that offends the eye (Revise Quotes) I don’t write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing (Revise Quotes) We ought not to endeavor to revise history according to our latter day notions of what things ought to have been, or upon the theory that the past is simply a reflection of the present (Revise Quotes) Students often have such a lofty idea of what a poem is, and I want them to realize that their own lives are where the poetry comes from. The most important things are to respect the language; to know the classical rules, even if only to break them; and to be prepared to edit, to revise, to shape (Revise Quotes) Sometimes I really regret that I did not live in those times when there was still so much that was new; to be sure enough much is yet unknown, but I do not think that it will be possible to discover anything easily nowadays that would lead us to revise our entire outlook as radically as was possible in the days when telescopes and microscopes were still new (Revise Quotes) I had been dreaming a complicated dream about helping poets revise their poems, so that each ending would open like a flower. I was not arguing, but engaged in a rousing discussion (Revise Quotes) I love revisions... We can’t go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest (Revise Quotes) Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to write the draft and a longer time to revise, while others were the opposite (Revise Quotes) I paint very messy. I throw paint around. So when I let myself do the same sort of thing with my writing, and I would just write and write and write and revise, that’s when I found my rhythm in writing (Revise Quotes) Rewrite and revise. Do not be afraid to seize what you have and cut it to ribbons... Good writing means good revising (Revise Quotes) I love having written. Sometimes I love writing. I love to revise. Revising is my favorite part of writing (Revise Quotes) If you start to revise before you’ve reached the end, you’re likely to begin dawdling with the revisions and putting off the difficult task of writing (Revise Quotes) The labor of thinking was so great to me, that having once come to a conclusion upon any subject, I would rather persist in it, right or wrong, than be at the trouble of going over the process again to revise and rectify my judgment (Revise Quotes) It’s important that we regularly reconsider, revise, and expand our practices, as our capabilities and needs evolve, both to strengthen our understanding of them and to promote our awareness of new practices and their conscientious uses (Revise Quotes) I’m not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That’s where my strength is (Revise Quotes) There’s no reason you shouldn’t, as a writer, not be aware of the necessity to revise yourself constantly (Revise Quotes) Be ready to revise any system, scrap any method, abandon any theory, if the success of the job requires it (Revise Quotes) It science involves an intelligent and persistent endeavor to revise current beliefs so as to weed out what is erroneous, to add to their accuracy, and, above all, to give them such shape that the dependencies of the various facts upon one another may be as obvious as possible (Revise Quotes) This is what I find most encouraging about the writing trades: they allow mediocre people who are patient and industrious to revise their stupidity, to edit themselves into something like intelligence. They also allow lunatics to seem saner than sane (Revise Quotes) I’ve found that in business opportunities will constantly emerge or situations develop that make you revise your plans along the way (Revise Quotes) In this day and age, we need to revise the old saying to read, hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned (Revise Quotes) It’s easier to revise lousy writing than to revise a blank sheet of paper (Revise Quotes)

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