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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
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“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
― The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations
― The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations
“I believe that the first test of a great man is his humility. I don't mean by humility, doubt of his power. But really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not of them, but through them. And they see something divine in every other man and are endlessly, foolishly, incredibly merciful.”
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Scott’s 2025 Year in Books
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