{"id":805,"date":"2013-12-09T15:48:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T20:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?p=805"},"modified":"2021-12-06T09:34:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:34:51","slug":"inspirational-writing-quote-nelson-mandela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/inspirational-writing-quote-nelson-mandela\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational Writing Quote &#8211; Nelson Mandela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Writing is one of those love-hate tasks that people do. If you are like me, you really enjoy the creative process of putting lots of words together to communicate your thoughts and ideas to others&#8230;and hopefully make money as a result. On the other hand, it is so satisfying to have a project end and take a breather before launching into a new one.<\/p>\n<p>A quote by the popular former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, sums up my feelings on this topic:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?s=quotes\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-807 aligncenter\" title=\"Inspirational Writing Quote - Nelson Mandela\" alt=\"Inspirational Writing Quote - Nelson Mandela\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Inspirational-Writing-Quote-Nelson-Mandela-300x239.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Inspirational-Writing-Quote-Nelson-Mandela-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Inspirational-Writing-Quote-Nelson-Mandela-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Inspirational-Writing-Quote-Nelson-Mandela-900x719.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing is one of those love-hate tasks that people do. 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