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“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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“Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.”
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“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better - and maybe not all that much better after all.”
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“There are books full of great writing that don't have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story... don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that. Read sometimes for the words--the language. Don't be like the play-it-safers who won't do that. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book.”
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Jewels’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jewels’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,194 books
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61 friends
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