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To serve thy generation, this thy fate: "Written in water," swiftly fades thy name; But he who loves his kind does, first… — Mary C. Ames Copy Share Image
Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
Second novels are bears. As are other people's expectations for them. I think taking the time you need with the second book… — Jandy Nelson Copy Share Image
That's also part of having great editors -- they can sort of be honest with you and say, "I see where you're… — Victoria Laurie Copy Share Image
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“This imaginary gift is a journey for your imagination. I send you... A luxury train ride. On this train are all the… — Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK Copy Share Image
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No generality has any weight whatever. It is like saying "how do you do?" When you have no intention of inquiring about… — Claude C. Hopkins Copy Share Image
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The key is to commit crimes so confusing that police feel too stupid to even write a crime report about them. — R. K. Milholland Copy Share Image
There are some discrepencies in the writings of Paul. Some Christians chose those ones that say that women should be restricted in… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them. — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
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I'd love to maybe try writing. I don't know if I'd publish anything, but as a hobby, it's really nice. I bought… — Emma Roberts Copy Share Image
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Are not couturiers the poets who, from year to year, from strophe to strophe, write the anthem of the feminine body? — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
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