Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author?
He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.
I try to write everyday. I do that much better over here than when I'm teaching. I always rewrite, usually fairly close-on which is to say first draft, then put it aside for 24 hours then more drafts.