I would drink gallons of coffee a day. Even now, off caffeine, I talk faster than anyone you've … - Nathan Englander

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Any job worth doing is worth doing well. But to be able to do that, you have to do it over and over again.

Nathan Englander

I would drink gallons of coffee a day. Even now, off caffeine, I talk faster than anyone you've ever met. I finally recognized that I'm naturally amped up. But when I quit I was worried that I would never write again. It was like anyone who's kicked a habit. I was in a blanket shivering, trying to kick the horse.

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