"I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter."

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"I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter."

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"It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid."

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"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home."

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"I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions."

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"The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you."

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"For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find."

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"The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination."

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"The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality."

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