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David Corbett's The Art of Character offers a deep inquiry into the creation of character for the novice writer, with valuable nuggets… — Jacqueline Winspear Copy Share Image
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Hardware is easy to protect: lock it in a room, chain it to a desk, or buy a spare. Information poses more… — Bruce Schneier Copy Share Image
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My book would come out in one language, then it would come out in another language, then it would come out in… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
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Age indomitably, in the European manner. Do not finish your labours young. Be a planet, not a meteor. Honor the working day.… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
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