"At the beginning of their careers many writers……" — Jorge Luis Borges

At the beginning of their careers many writers have a need to… - Jorge Luis Borges
"At the beginning of their careers many writers have a need to overwrite. They choose carefully turned-out phrases; they want to impress their readers with their large vocabularies. By the excesses of their language, these young men and women try to hide their sense of inexperience. With maturity the writer becomes more secure in his ideas. He finds his real tone and develops a simple and effective style."

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