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I invented animals and birds - I had about two dozen. After working on them for six months, I sat down and just for fun
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"I invented animals and birds - I had about two dozen. After working on them for six months, I sat down and just for fun wrote two dozen poems to accompany the drawings. It was for no one to every see, but a friend sent me in to an editor"

- Jack Prelutsky

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Jack Prelutsky's quote speaks to the innovative procedure of invention and the joy of developing something for oneself. He created animals and birds, and after that spent six months improving them. After that, he composed two lots poems to accompany the drawings, simply for his own pleasure. It was a personal project, however a good friend motivated him to submit it to an editor. This quote shows the power of motivation and how it can lead to unexpected chances. It also speaks to the significance of requiring time to develop something for oneself, even if it is never ever seen by anyone else. The quote is a tip that the creative process can be a source of delight and fulfillment, which it deserves putting in the time to explore one's own ideas.

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Jack Prelutsky This quote is written / told by Jack Prelutsky somewhere between September 8, 1940 and today. He was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 23 other quotes.

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