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> [I've done a lot of going back and forth with my own writing, in particular translating my English language stuff into Ukrainian - poetry as well as prose. But I actually hate doing it. It is a thankless, mind-numbing process,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/i-ve-done-a-lot-of-going-back-and-forth-with-my-own-writing-in/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

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## Other authors on Back and forth

## More by Yuriy Tarnawsky

> [It is true that I didn't write any poetry between 1995 and 2011. The reason for this was probably because I had stayed away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/it-is-true-that-i-didn-t-write-any-poetry-between-1995-and-2011-the/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [That is one more reason why I write in English only right now. I prefer writing in the language I hear around me for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/that-is-one-more-reason-why-i-write-in-english-only-right-now-i/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [I was always creatively stubborn, adverse to editing by others, and wanted to use the kind of Ukrainian we spoke among ourselves rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/i-was-always-creatively-stubborn-adverse-to-editing-by-others-and/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [Except for the usual house chores, doing income tax, etc., I am free to write whenever I want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/except-for-the-usual-house-chores-doing-income-tax-etc-i-am-free-to/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [In fact, the very phrase "teaching creative writing" sounds to me oxymoronic. How can you teach someone to be creative?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/in-fact-the-very-phrase-teaching-creative-writing-sounds-to-me/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [I feel that other people's suggestions are very dangerous. Yet, I can't say that they are always destructive or not useful. Perhaps, rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/i-feel-that-other-people-s-suggestions-are-very-dangerous-yet-i-can-t/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [I must say that, on the whole, I prefer fiction to poetry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/i-must-say-that-on-the-whole-i-prefer-fiction-to-poetry/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [How can you teach someone to be creative? You have to create yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/how-can-you-teach-someone-to-be-creative-you-have-to-create-yourself/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [Imagination is so much more fertile than life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/imagination-is-so-much-more-fertile-than-life/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [I think I view myself primarily as a fiction writer. Poetry is more of a "hobby," a time of rest from the hard work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/i-think-i-view-myself-primarily-as-a-fiction-writer-poetry-is-more-of/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [I always lived in a multilingual society (Polish-Ukrainian, German-Ukrainian, English-Ukrainian), and was open to outside linguistic influences. I think it was within three years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/i-always-lived-in-a-multilingual-society-polish-ukrainian-german/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [I find that biographical material holds me back, hampers my creative process, cramps my imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/i-find-that-biographical-material-holds-me-back-hampers-my-creative/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [I've done a lot of going back and forth with my own writing, in particular translating my English language stuff into Ukrainian - poetry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/i-ve-done-a-lot-of-going-back-and-forth-with-my-own-writing-in/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

> [I am uneasy about the practice of other people telling you how to write. This is especially true for beginners who haven't yet developed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuriy-tarnawsky/i-am-uneasy-about-the-practice-of-other-people-telling-you-how-to/)

[Yuriy Tarnawsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuriy-tarnawsky/)

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