The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil... - Stephen Sondheim

"The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service."

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