“...he lived with the consequences of self discovery and i suspected this was a more exacting hardship than anything the world might have worked out for him...”
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“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
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“I often recall these words when I am writing, and I think to myself, “It’s true. There aren’t any new words. Our job is to give new meanings and special overtones to absolutely ordinary words.” I find the thought reassuring. It means that vast, unknown stretches still lie before us, fertile territories just waiting for us to cultivate them.”
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