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The Institute

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.”
― Henry Ford

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“Only children tell the whole truth, you know. That's what makes them children.”
― Stephen King, Pet Sematary

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