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- Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history. We can and do… — Marie Colvin
- Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for… — Harlan Coben
- Because your goal is a complete rough draft of a novel, and every rough draft, by being complete, is perfect. — Jane Smiley
- News is only the first rough draft of history. — Alan Barth
- The first rough draft of history. — Ben Bradlee
- I work sometimes from outlines, which are immediately abandoned. Sometimes, when I'm trying to find the characters, I'll sketch things out a… — Paul Rudnick
- Sure God created man before woman, but then again you always make a rough draft before creating the final masterpiece. — Robert Bloch
- Snooki is a bestselling author? Huh? What? I don't know if I should dumb down my book, shoot myself or find a… — Geoffrey Hill