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I still always think the greatest moment for me, as a writer, is when I press that button and send the first draft of the script.

~Abi Morgan

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I write an actual script rather quickly - a draft will take me two weeks - but I write a lot of drafts. My big thing is I don't re-read. When I write, I never re-read back. I'll send it, because if I re-read back, it will cripple me.

~Abi Morgan

Topics: Actual Back Because Big Big Thing Cripple Draft Drafts Lot Me Never Quickly Rather Re-Read Script Send Take Thing Two Two Weeks Weeks Will Write I Write

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The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers - one that would protect Americans' liberty at all times - both in war, and in peace.

~Al Franken

Topics: American Bill Bill Of Rights Both Careful Constitution Crafted Draft Founders Liberty Limited Our Peace Powers Protect Rights Times War Were Who Would

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Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to write the draft and a longer time to revise, while others were the opposite.

~Alex Flinn

Topics: Books Draft Each Half Half Years Longer May Opposite Others Revise Roughly Some Taken Time Took Were While Write Years

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The first draft of 'Ex Machina' is extremely different than the finished film. That would be like 10% of the original draft stayed into the shooting script.

~Alex Garland

Topics: Different Draft Extremely Film Finished First Like Original Script Shooting Stayed Than Would

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Some writers sit down without a thought of what they are going to say, and they go through draft after draft.

~Alice Walker

Topics: After Down Draft Go Going Say Sit Some Thought Through Without Writers

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Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.

~Ambrose Bierce

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It is crystal clear to me that if Arabs put down a draft resolution blaming Israel for the recent earthquake in Iran it would probably have a majority, the U.S. would veto it and Britain and France would abstain.

~Amos Oz

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Really, what you should tell a novelist is, 'Keep going until you finish the draft. Don't show it to anyone.'

~Andrew Sean Greer

Topics: Anyone Draft Finish Going Keep Keep Going Novelist Really Should Show Tell Until You

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As a little kid in the late 1960s, I was afraid of the world. Even if I didn't get caught in the draft that was sending American teenagers to Vietnam, there was always the possibility of a Soviet nuclear attack. I made constant escape plans and imagined a life going from port to port.

~Andrew Solomon

Topics: Afraid Always American Attack Caught Constant Draft Escape Even Get Going Imagined Kid Late Life Little Little Kid Made Nuclear Plans Port Possibility Sending Soviet Teenagers Vietnam World 1960S

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