“Start writing no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet has turned on.” – Louis L’Amour
As soon as I read this quote by American novelist, I immediately thought about what Professor Hoskins repeatedly told me when I was trying to start my essay. He said that he could sit there and blabber away about structure and content but it wouldn’t really help me unless I had something to go off of. Hoskins’ parameters of a 5 page draft instantly made sense. This quote has meaning that goes much further than writing; it is really a metaphor for life. A similar quote is “The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.” – Laozi. What became evident is that we cannot possibly know what is achievable unless we try. I was amazed to find out how much I could come with as soon as I made myself sit down, focus, and just write everything that came into my brain. We can succeed in a lot of what we do as long as we simply turn the faucet on.
