When I take a break, even just a brief one, the creative energy flows in. Only then do I have anything of value to share with others. Once I recognized this, I stopped feeling guilty about taking time for myself.
Great writing is always rewriting or revisionism, and is founded on a reading that clears space for the self.
The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages
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