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I didnt like being reminded about how self-absorbed i was. I wanted to be over this, done with this. I didnt want… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
...I is another. If the brass wakes the trumpet, it’s not its fault. That’s obvious to me: I witness the unfolding of… — Arthur Rimbaud Copy Share Image
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Of course, both [Oscar] Wilde & [Vladimir] Nabokov believe in many things, and these things emerge in their writing clearly - for… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
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Sam laughed, a funny, self-deprecating laugh. "You did read a lot. And spent too much time just inside the kitchen window, where… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
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I am somebody who usually writes out the rough draft in longhand. Then I type it into the computer, and that is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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