Quote of the Day (Andre Dubus, on Bringing ‘Everything You Have’ to Writing)

“[W]hether the particular pages of a particular day are good or not, there is still you, all of you, bringing to that work and that day everything you have. And when you’re doing that, you’re a writer.”—American short-story writer and essayist Andre Dubus (1936-1999), “In Writing, Persistence is Key,” The Writer, January 1968, reprinted August 2008