The hard part is putting one word after another.

Jo Linsdell
The hard part is putting one word after another.
The hard part is putting one word after another.
The hard part is putting one word after another.
The hard part is putting one word after another.
About This Quote

This quote is largely attributed to Theodore Roethke, a poet and writer who lived from 1908-1963. The original version goes: “The hardest part about writing poetry is putting one word after another.” The current version of the quote is: “The hard part is finding the right words; the easy part is choosing them.”

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