The more circumspectly you delay writing down an idea, the more maturely developed it will be on surrendering itself. Speech conquers thought, but writing commands it.
I've experienced this many times. An idea comes to mind, but I don't write it down for quite some time, maybe for months. I rarely trust notes. Generally if I make a note of something, I'm never going to expand on that note. Outlines and notes are for after a piece of writing is already half-formed, for when something has already been tested.
