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In the meantime [1965-67], [Bob] Dylan was again writing some of the best love songs in the genre, like "Visions of Johanna,"… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
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The storyteller is deep inside everyone of us. The story-maker is always with us. Let us suppose our world is attacked by… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
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I never leave the writer behind, because you rewrite the movie in post, or at least I do. I always do, and… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
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