#sharpening

I do not weep at the world I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife. ↗

— Zora Neale Hurston

#busy #i #i am #i do #knife

A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme. ↗

— Diane Johnson

#already #apparent #becomes #deepening #end

The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#choice #government #labour #labour government #minds

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#bowl #brim #fill #keep #knife

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#chop #down #first #four #give

The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it. There's always something better to do, like I've got an interview, sharpening the pencils, trimming the roses. There's always something better to do. Going to a writer's club? ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

#ass #better #chair #club #down

Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness. ↗

— Graeme Le Saux

#ability #away #carving #certain #doing