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My sister Kim is like Lucille Ball. She's magical in terms of her performance and her writing. — Marlon Wayans Copy Share Image
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“Want to know what it feels like when your soul bleeds? Write a novel.” — Carl Henegan Copy Share Image
I lived for two years in Odawara, a castle town an hour outside of Tokyo, near the sea. It's a beautiful place,… — Kim Edwards Copy Share Image
I write by myself initially. That's the way I've always written, just working on pure thought by myself. Then I bring it… — Amy Lee Copy Share Image
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If you like to tell stories and compose sentences, and if you work hard at being good at these things, then you… — Trenton Lee Stewart Copy Share Image
I was unhappy and I couldn't figure out what was the matter. And he told me to go take a writing course.… — Bonnie Jo Campbell Copy Share Image
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From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
If you want to know why all writers are a little crazy read 'The Midnight Disease' by Alice W. Flaherty. She talks… — Dorothea Benton Frank Copy Share Image
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