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Only ambitious nonentities and hearty mediocrities exhibit their rough drafts. It's like passing around samples of sputum. — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
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When things aren't working out, we have a tendency to say, 'Go do other things,' but you shouldn't do other things. You… — Jacques Audiard Copy Share Image
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