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“There comes that phase in life when, tired of losing, you decide to stop losing, then continue losing. Then you decide to really stop losing, and continue losing. The losing goes on and on so long you begin to watch with curiosity, wondering how low you can go. ”
― In Persuasion Nation
― In Persuasion Nation
“America, to me, should be shouting all the time, a bunch of shouting voices, most of them wrong, some of them nuts, but please, not just one droning glamourous reasonable voice.”
― In Persuasion Nation
― In Persuasion Nation
“...This particular blunder is known as deus ex machina, which is French for "Are you fucking kidding me?”
― How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
― How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, & Money
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Starting on December 1st and lasting through December 21st, Erik Marcus will lead a discussion of his book Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, & Money. We' ...more
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