I work continuously within the shadow of failure. For every novel that makes it to my publisher's desk, there are at least five or six that died on the way. And even with the ones I do finish, I think of all the ways they might have been better.


The Writer on Her Work (1980)

Gail Godwin Quotes

I work continuously within the shadow of failure. For every novel that makes it to my publisher's desk, there are at least five or six that died on...

I work continuously within the shadow of failure. For every novel that makes it to my publisher's desk, there are at least five or six that died on...

I work continuously within the shadow of failure. For every novel that makes it to my publisher's desk, there are at least five or six that died on...

I work continuously within the shadow of failure. For every novel that makes it to my publisher's desk, there are at least five or six that died on...