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“There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.”
― Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
― Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
“The most important quality to have toward your day is gratitude for what you have experienced, even for what was hard and what allowed you to learn and grow.”
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
“You look like a protagonist.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“Remember, the center of a woman is her uterus. Her crazy, crazy uterus.”
― Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
― Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
“It's so much easier to accept your feminine role in this world if you don't struggle.”
― Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
― Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
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