Novelists Do Not Write As Birds Sing

Novelists do not write as birds sing, by the push of nature. It is part of the job that there should be much routine and some daily stuff on the level of carpentry.

Goodreads.com. (2019). William Golding Quotes (Author of Lord of the Flies). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/306.William_Golding [Accessed 19 Sep. 2019].

Forget What You Meant Once You’ve Written It

The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he’s written it.

Goodreads.com. (2019). William Golding Quotes (Author of Lord of the Flies). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/306.William_Golding [Accessed 19 Sep. 2019].