"Kill your darlings", darling...that area of the painting that you've loved almost from the beginning is the "darling"; you cherish it , it's perfect... you can see flaws in your painting sure, but not in that one little perfect part...so you carefully preserve it...love it just as it is...the rest of the painting grows and changes as you grapple with whatever issues are to be resolved , but that one little spot remains embryonic, forever stunted by your unwillingness to let it grow...so kill your darlings, darling...
