In plain words
A dream is only the beginning. The real work is turning it into something you can see and touch.
Where these words come from
- 82% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Novel of the Future (1969), her book of essays on writing and imagination.
- The Novel of the Future (1969)
- 1969 · from her essays on how imagination becomes finished work
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