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Writer Quotes by Harper Lee
- Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're…
- Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself.
- To be a serious writer requires discipline that is iron fisted. It's sitting down and doing it whether you think you have it in you…
- I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told. I hadn’t realized it (the original book) had survived, so was surprised and…
- Naturally, you don't sit down in "white hot inspiration" and write with a burning flame in front of you. But since I knew I could…
- Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself...It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his…
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