Haven't read the book but you reminded me of a story I heard:
There was once a king who loved the graceful curves of the rooster. He asked the court artist to paint a picture of a rooster for him. For one year he waited and still this order was not fulfilled. In a rage, he stomped into the studio and demanded to see the artist.
Quickly the artist brought out paper, paint, and brush. In five minutes a perfect picture of a rooster emerged from her skillful brush. The king turned purple with anger, saying, "If you can paint a perfect picture of a rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?"
"Come with me," begged the artist. She led the king to her storage room. Paper was piled from the floor to the ceiling. On every sheet was a painting of a rooster.
"Your Majesty," explained the artist,
"it took me more than one year to learn how to paint a perfect rooster in five minutes."
https://www.laurenkindle.com/blog/2016/5/31/the-artist
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