"I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That's a great way to freeze up."

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Now two punctilious envoys, Thine and Mine, Embroil the earth about a fancied line; And, dwelling much on right and much on wrong, Prove how the right is chiefly with the strong.

— Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux