“When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.”
― Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
― Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
“I enjoyed the meetings, too. It was like having friends.”
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
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