James Inglis

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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)

by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)

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“Well-informed citizens, too, have come in for their share of criticism, since their well-organized “ideological” thinking often turns out to be just a rather mechanical reflection of what their favorite group and party leaders have instructed them to think”
― Christopher H. Achen, Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government

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“Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: darlings, deleting, editing, kill, revising, writing

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“Elections do not force successful candidates to reflect the policy preferences of the median voter,”
― Christopher H. Achen, Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government

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