I don't want security guards. I don't think security guards are particularly good for your writing. — Mark E. Smith Copy Share Image
It's pretty much rock-'n'-roll. I sit down and start feeling stuff and writing. — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
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Of one thing the reader can be certain: the more easily anything reads, the harder it has been to write. — Mary Roberts Rinehart Copy Share Image
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