In high school I did a report on a local poet and author. What struck me back then was he said in an interview that you need to go through at least a thousand

In high school I did a report on a local poet and author. What struck me back then was he said in an interview that you need to go through at least a thousand sheets of paper before you start producing anything good. As a high schooler dreading to write a 4 page report on the guy, a thousand pages sounded ludicrous.