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“Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.” quote by Roy Blount, Jr — Download Open image

“Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.”

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Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo Clinic.

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Being president of too many well-meaning organizations put my father into an early grave. The lesson in this was not lost on me.

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That's American English for you: more roots than a mangrove swamp.

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