Favoured child

She was *only* 2k words over the assignment. "Surely" she thought, glancing at the clock, then the printer "The professor meant that as a guideline. This story is such a bountiful plethora of beauty, to cut it at all would be a crime against art."
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Abandoned step-child

“Kill your darlingsShe was *only* 2k words over the assignment. "Surely" she thought, kill your darlingsglancing at the clock, even whenthen the printer "The professor meant that as a guideline. This story is such a bountiful plethora of beauty, to cut it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlingsat all would be a crime against art.
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft"
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