Don't quit. It's very easy to quit during the first 10 years. Nobody cares whether you write or … - Andre Dubus

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Unless people are prepared to declare themselves your enemies you have to hunt around for them.

Andre Dubus

Don't quit. It's very easy to quit during the first 10 years. Nobody cares whether you write or not, and it's very hard to write when nobody cares one way or the other. You can't get fired if you don't write, and most of the time you don't get rewarded if you do. But don't quit.

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