Writing is the art of remembering and forgetting. You must forget what you’ve already written, because if you’re dwelling on your old material you can’t write new material, and you must remember all you’ve written and read, so you are not duplicating already existing writing.

“A blanket could be used to sell two-legged tables to one-legged men. This very …”

“A wink and a glance walk into a bar. I know because I saw it out of the corner …”

“With his spiked brown hair, he would have looked like a porcupine if he wasn’t …”

“I’d like to assess all the asses on the beach. By hand. I should try to get a s…”