Gore VidalI’ve always said, ‘I have nothing to say, only to add.’ And it’s with each addition that the writing gets done. The first draft of anything is really just a track.
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In literature, a first draft of anything is really just a track. In linguistics, a first draft of anything is really just a track. It's the first time we do the thing we're trying to do.
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