I wanted to understand things and then be free of them. I needed to learn how to telescope things, ideas. Things were… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
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Words create sentences; sentences create paragraphs; sometimes paragraphs quicken and begin to breathe. — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
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