#rewriting

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. ↗

— George Orwell

#propaganda #rewriting-history #understanding

There is no great writing, only great rewriting. ↗

— Justice Brandeis

#only #rewriting #writing

And then Franklin smote the ground and up rose George Washington, fully dressed and astride a horse! Then the three of them, Franklin, Washington and the HORSE, proceeded to win the entire revolution single handley! ↗

— John Adams

#rewriting-history #revolution

When you perform in front of an audience after only two days of rehearsal, you're flying by the seat of your pants - particularly when they're rewriting the show right up to the moment the camera goes on. ↗

— Michael Richards

#audience #camera #days #flying #front

The process of rewriting is enjoyable, because you're not in that existential panic when you don't have a novel at all. ↗

— Rose Tremain

#enjoyable #existential #novel #panic #process

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#already #books #busy #first #first time

I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting. ↗

— Tony Gilroy

#behind #coming #i #like #never

I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber. ↗

— David McCullough

#i #lumber #out #rewriting #trying

And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your input - in the editing, in the production of it, in the rewriting of it and so on. ↗

— Paul Reiser

#after #done #editing #input #lot

Rewriting to me means, if I work on it for three days, I've rewritten it. ↗

— Jules Shear

#i #me #means #rewriting #rewritten