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> [I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-george/i-find-it-both-fascinating-and-disconcerting-when-i-discover-yet/)

[Elizabeth George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/elizabeth-george-1393_disconcerting_i-find-it-both-fascinating-and-disconcer_484957.jpg)

> [“A really well-done first draft of a book bares your soul. The purpose of revision is so that everyone who reads the published version believes you were writing about theirs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-owen/a-really-well-done-first-draft-of-a-book-bares-your-soul-the-purpose/)

[James A. Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-owen/)

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