I write every paragraph four times –
once to get my meaning down,
once to put in anything I have left out,
once to take out anything that seems unnecessary,
and once to make the whole thing sound as if I had only just thought of it.
once to get my meaning down,
once to put in anything I have left out,
once to take out anything that seems unnecessary,
and once to make the whole thing sound as if I had only just thought of it.
- Margery Allingham.