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“No one says a novel has to be one thing. It can be anything it wants to be, a vaudeville show, the six o’clock news, the mumblings of wild men saddled by demons.”
― Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down
― Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down
“The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.”
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“After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more.”
― The Well of Lost Plots
― The Well of Lost Plots
“Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.”
― Heroides
― Heroides
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Jingo
― Jingo
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