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"Beware of the compound adjective, beloved of the tyro and the 'poetess'."
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"Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics, poets, or literary novelists."

"A true piece of writing sets you free."

"Through writing, an author opens the window of his heart through which a reader can see the inner self of the author."

"Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it."

"What is your advice to young writers? "Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes."
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"Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable."

"Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country."

"Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for."

"Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure."

"Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced."

"Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic."
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