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Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.

~Anthony Foxx

Topics: Back Being Book Chapter Government Innovative Last Open Out Part Plot See Sometimes Trying

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I read round the subject, I make a skeleton outline, and then I start work in the relevant archives. During the marshaling of the material, I copy the material from each archive file across to the relevant chapter in the skeleton outline.

~Antony Beevor

Topics: Across Archives Chapter Copy Each File Make Material Outline Read Relevant Round Skeleton Start Subject Then Work

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You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us in the second chapter, the length of the first one must have been really intolerable.

~Arthur Conan Doyle

Topics: Agree Am Been Chapter Finds First First One Intolerable Length Me Must Only Page Really Second Sure Us Will You I Am

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The first paragraph of my book must get me my reader. The last paragraph of a chapter must compel my reader to turn the page. The last paragraph of my book must ensure that my reader looks out for my next book.

~Ashwin Sanghi

Topics: Book Chapter Compel Ensure First Get Last Looks Me Must Next Out Page Paragraph Reader Turn

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I am a businessman at the end of the day. I have grown up with Excel sheets. I start out writing my novel with spreadsheets and the milestones in each chapter highlighted.

~Ashwin Sanghi

Topics: Am Businessman Chapter Day Each End End Of The Day Excel Grown Milestones Novel Out Sheets Start Up Writing I Am

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After preliminary research, I zero in on an idea, and then I spend at least four months exploring the topic and in plot-building. I jot down every single detail of the plot as bullet points per chapter, and only when the skeleton is complete do I start writing.

~Ashwin Sanghi

Topics: After Bullet Chapter Complete Detail Down Every Exploring Four Idea Least Months Only Per Plot Points Preliminary Research Single Skeleton Spend Start Then Topic Writing Zero

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We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Ashes Because Beginning Belief Born Chapter Civilization Could Cradle History Iraq Iraqi Iraqi People Met New New Beginning Now Our Out Page People Remarkable Responsibility Share States The History Of Through Time Turn United United States War

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When I was elected, I was the youngest member of the Tennessee congressional delegation; now, I'm one of the oldest. In fact, I have members of my staff who weren't even born when I took office. That tells me it's time for a new chapter.

~Bart Gordon

Topics: Born Chapter Congressional Delegation Elected Even Fact In Fact Me Member Members New Now Office Oldest Staff Tells Tennessee Time Took Were Who Youngest

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To learn a piece on the piano - even a simple one - has proved every bit as agonizing as writing a chapter in a book, every bit as tedious and hopeless and halting. But this is not to say that the piano hasn't helped my writing. It has, just not in the ways I expected.

~Ben Dolnick

Topics: Bit Book Chapter Even Every Expected Helped Hopeless Just Learn Piano Piece Proved Say Simple Tedious Ways Writing

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Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.

~Beverley Nichols

Topics: Book Chapter Chapters First Marriage Poetry Prose Remaining Which Written

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