"People who go on to be writers are……" — Alain de Botton
"People who go on to be writers are those who can forgive themselves the horror of the first draft."
More Draft Quotes
- Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you… — Margaret Atwood
- No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring… — Lynn Abbey
- Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money. — Ambrose Bierce
- I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to… — Judy Blume
- The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. — Jean de la Bruyere
- Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A… — Harlan Coben
- It's still scary every time I go back to the past. Each morning, my heart catches. When I get there,… — Maya Angelou
- This beer is good for you. This is draft beer. Stick with the beer. Let's go and beat this guy… — Ernest Hemingway
- My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they… — Phil Jackson
- I heard there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft. — George W. Bush
- If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women… — Malcolm X
- You write your first draft with your heart and you re-write with your head. The first key to writing is… — Sean Connery