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What You Lose on the Swings You Make Up on the Merry-Go-Round.


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Nobody ever got started on a career as a writer by exercising good judgment, and no one ever will, either, so the sooner you break the habit of relying on yours, the faster you will advance.



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The received image of a writer is that of an unproductive sensitive who suffers from the vapors, is enslaved by his gonads, falls victim to romantic swoons and passes out at deadlines.



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This page presents the quote "What You Lose on the Swings You Make Up on the Merry-Go-Round.". Author of this quote is George V. Higgins. This quote is about swings, merry go round, merry, rounds,.