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Quote wall: Colum McCann

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On the bulletin board above my desk, I keep a handful of quotes that have taught me something, or that I hope to learn from.

Here's one:

Just keep your arse in the chair. Arse in the chair. Arse in the chair.

—Colum McCann, Letters to a Young Writer

You have to do the work. There aren't any shortcuts.

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