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# Ellen Hunnicutt

(1931–2003)   Writer

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Ellen Hunnicutt was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Ellen Hunnicutt

Born May 4, 1931

Died June 24, 2003

Profession Writer

## About Ellen Hunnicutt

American writer... \| Ellen Hunnicutt was an American author.

##  Quotes by Ellen Hunnicutt

> [Revision plays a very large role in writing. Sometimes it seems to be all revision. And the longer I write, the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-hunnicutt/revision-plays-a-very-large-role-in-writing-sometimes-it-seems-to-be/)

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> [Even when it was easy, music's patterning shaped the emotions . . . Music proclaimed an orderly universe, promised a better place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-hunnicutt/even-when-it-was-easy-music-s-patterning-shaped-the-emotions-music/)

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> [ The concrete is better than the abstract. The detail is better than the commonplace. The sensual \[through the senses\] is better than… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-hunnicutt/the-concrete-is-better-than-the-abstract-the-detail-is-better-than/)

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