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“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.”
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.”
― A Room of One’s Own
― A Room of One’s Own
“My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.”
― Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
― Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
“Writing, at its heart, is a solitary pursuit, designed to make people depressoids, drug addicts, misanthropes, and antisocial weirdos.”
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
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