I am a person who continually destroys the possibilities of a future because of the numbers of alternative viewpoints I can focus on the present.
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I wanted to highlight that whole dreadful process in book publishing that 'nothing succeeds like success.'
Interpretation
What this quote means
Success breeds further success, while the challenges of the publishing process can overshadow achievements.
Doris Lessing's quote emphasizes the cyclical nature of success in the context of book publishing. It highlights that having previous successes can facilitate future achievements, while the daunting journey of publishing can often make this process seem overwhelming and fraught with difficulties, overshadowing the positive outcomes.
Themes
SuccessPublishingChallengesAchievementsCycle
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about perseverance in creative fields.
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