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# Maud Newton

(1971)   Writer

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Maud Newton is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Maud Newton

Born May 21, 1971

Profession Writer

## About Maud Newton

American writer and critic... \| Rebecca "Maud" Newton is a writer, critic, and former lawyer born in Dallas, Texas in 1971. She was raised in Miami, Florida.

##  Quotes by Maud Newton

> [I don't think of it as procrastination. I think of it as allowing my work to accumulate urgency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maud-newton/i-don-t-think-of-it-as-procrastination-i-think-of-it-as-allowing-my/)

Maud Newton

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e5/maud-newton-80326_allowing_i-don-t-think-of-it-as-procrastination-i_827148.jpg)

> [In winter I like sprawling novels, full of conflict and intrigue, and during the bleakest, coldest days of December I holed up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maud-newton/in-winter-i-like-sprawling-novels-full-of-conflict-and-intrigue-and/)

Maud Newton

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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> [But the idea is to provoke and persuade, not to soothe. And the best way to make an argument is to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maud-newton/but-the-idea-is-to-provoke-and-persuade-not-to-soothe-and-the-best/)

Maud Newton

[Argument](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/argument/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/maud-newton-80326_argument_but-the-idea-is-to-provoke-and-persuade_2955675.jpg)

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