"Both poverty and wealth are excellent things, because they are extremes, but the middle ground is damaging to the soul."

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You have to be very productive in order to become excellent.  You have to go through a poor period and a mediocre period, and then you move into your excellent period.  It may be very well be that some of you have done quite a bit of writing already. You maybe ready to move into your good period and your excellent period.  But you shouldn't be surprised if it becomes a very long process.

— Ray Bradbury