“It's much easier, she realized, to be on the verge of something than to actually be it.”
“It's a lot easier, she realized, to be on the verge of something than to actually be it. This would still take time.”
“It's much easier . . . to be on the verge of something than to actually be it. This would still take time.”
“It's much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It's harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry. People are always on the verge of tears.”
“It's easier to break something than create it.”