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I kept writing short stories and sending out my manuscript, and it kept coming back like a bad penny. It was rejected… — Debra Dean Copy Share Image
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You write three pages over six hours, and you don't feel like you've gotten anywhere, but if you've done a beautiful metaphor… — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
Soaps are a double-edged sword. There can be prejudice from some writers and producers who feel you will lower the currency of… — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
There is no formula to it because writing every song, for me, is a little journey. The first note has to lift… — Enya Copy Share Image
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It’s never going to be very mainstream. One reason is that poetry requires concentration, both on the part of the writer and… — Simon Armitage Copy Share Image
My boyfriend's a musician, and I think when he's on stage is the only time he's not worrying. And so that's the… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
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Dreamworlds can maintain themselves only as glimpses. Once the writer transports the reader across the threshold, nothing that was promised can be… — M. John Harrison Copy Share Image
On of the reasons that I wanted to study literature was because it exposed everything. Writers looked for secrets that had never… — Heather O'Neill Copy Share Image
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I had a lot of different reasons for writing the book, but at its core was the desire to write for black… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
It's ignorant! The stereotype is guys that are weak and have failing relationships write about how sad they are. If you listen… — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master. "People say you are a genius . Are you?"… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
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