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“The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.”
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“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
― Essays of Three Decades
― Essays of Three Decades
“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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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
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“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.”
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Irene’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Irene’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Psychology, Self help, Suspense, and Young-adult
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