Grub Street turns out good things almost as often as Parnassus. For if a writer is hard up enough, if hes far down enough (down where I have been and am rising from, I am really saying), he cant afford self-doubt and he cant let other peoples opinions, even a fathers, keep him from writing.
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About Wallace Stegner, Crossing to Safety
Wallace Stegner, Crossing to Safety.
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- Motivation — Powerful words to drive action and perseverance