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• A creative writing class may be one of the last places you can go where your life still matters.
• Don't write with a pen. Ink tends to give the impression the words shouldn't be changed.
• Lucky accidents seldom happen to writers who don't work. You will find that you may rewrite and rewrite a poem and it…
• In the world of imagination, all things belong.
• Think small.... If you can't think small, try philosophy or social criticism.
• To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to…
• Scholars look for final truths they will never find. Creative writers concern themselves with possibilities that are always there to the receptive.
• If you want to communicate, use the telephone
• Never write a poem about anything that ought to have a poem written about it.
• An act of imagination is an act of self-acceptance.
• Say nothing and just make music and you'll find plenty to say.
• Assuming you can write clear English sentences, give up all worry about communication. If you want to communicate, use the telephone.

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