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The quote contrasts research with actual writing. It suggests that spending a full day gathering information can feel productive, but that alone is not the same as making progress on the writing itself.
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Originally said in English.
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About Richard Flanagan
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Books by Richard Flanagan
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
2015
Gould's Book of Fish
2004
The Unknown Terrorist
2006
Wanting
2008
First Person
2017