--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Hey, we live each day, start each day, as…" description: "\"“Hey, we live each day, start each day, as if we had an endless number stretching out ahead of us. We don't, but that's how one has to face the day, ri..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08b/gordon-weaver-240391_live-each-day_hey-we-live-each-day-start-each-day-as-i_3081028.jpg" --- # Hey, we live each day, start each day, as if we had an… ![“Hey, we live each day, start each day, as if we had an endless number stretching out ahead of us. We don't, but that's how one has to face the day, right? I see an analogy with writing fiction: the story at hand probably won't come off well, and even if it does, it probably won’t get published…” quote by Gordon Weaver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08b/gordon-weaver-240391_live-each-day_hey-we-live-each-day-start-each-day-as-i_3081028.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08b/gordon-weaver-240391_live-each-day_hey-we-live-each-day-start-each-day-as-i_3081028.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08b/gordon-weaver-240391_live-each-day_hey-we-live-each-day-start-each-day-as-i_3081028.jpg) > ““Hey, we live each day, start each day, as if we had an endless number stretching out ahead of us. We don't, but that's how one has to face the day, right? I see an analogy with writing fiction: the story at hand probably won't come off well, and even if it does, it probably won’t get published, but if it does there won't be any payment for it - and even if there is, almost nobody will read it, and most who do won't understand or like it. But you go ahead and write the story. What choices do you have? There's always silence, but that won't do for me.” - Gordon Weaver (who is suddenly my hero, even though I don't know who he is).”” Gordon Weaver ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Live each day fully, despite uncertainty; writing and life are fraught with unknown outcomes, yet we must act. **In simple terms:** Live fully despite uncertainty. Key Takeaway Act despite fear of unknown outcomes. 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