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Embellishment Quote by Billy Collins

“You come by your style by learning what to leave…” quote by Billy Collins
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“You come by your style by learning what to leave out. At first you tend to overwrite—embellishment instead of insight. You either continue to write puerile bilge, or you change. In the process of simplifying oneself, one often discovers the thing called voice.”

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