"Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself."

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"Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself."

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"It just happens to be the way that I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream."

Mark Twain, American Author

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"Every article and review and book that I have ever published has constituted an appeal to the person or persons to whom I should have talked before I dared to write it. I never launch any little essay without the hope-and the fear, because the encounter may also be embarrassing-that I shall draw a letter that begins, 'Dear Mr. Hitchens, it seems that you are unaware that It is in this sense that authorship is collaborative with 'the reader.' And there's no help for it: you only find out what you ought to have known by pretending to know at least some of it already.It doesn't matter how obscure or arcane or esoteric your place of publication may be: some sweet law ensures that the person who should be scrutinizing your work eventually does do so."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

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"The name of a great writer is usually bigger than the title of his book. Both literally and figuratively."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Writing is my pleasure and the play,where I find myself again and again."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Writing, Pleasure, Play, Self

"It is said that you can't write without a reader. The opposite holds true as well; you can't read without a writer. But if as a single, creative person you are one in the same, then, well.....problem solved! Great writing is born from that which we personally long to read."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"By applying their observational abilities along with full appliance of their logic and creative powers, writers attempt to create mental maps to share with other people regarding what they learned, think, and believe. The writer's vision can sway readers emotional state and in doing influence what they believe and how they behave."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Writing, Creativity, Observation, Thought

"Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

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"Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"There are days when writing is within my power and a story unfolds along a course I've already chosen. And then there are days when the words breathe on their own and take me by the hand, leading me along unfathomed paths. Either way, the end result is this author's fairytale."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"It just happens to be the way that I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them."

"Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream."

"The name of a great writer is usually bigger than the title of his book. Both literally and figuratively."

"Writing is my pleasure and the play,where I find myself again and again."

"It is said that you can't write without a reader. The opposite holds true as well; you can't read without a writer. But if as a single, creative person you are one in the same, then, well.....problem solved! Great writing is born from that which we personally long to read."

"Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going."

"Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself."

"There are days when writing is within my power and a story unfolds along a course I've already chosen. And then there are days when the words breathe on their own and take me by the hand, leading me along unfathomed paths. Either way, the end result is this author's fairytale."

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"Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it."

"Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies."

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"Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself."