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"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."
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"I just wanted to play tennis. I started because I wanted to pick up another sport and then as I was slowly getting better I wanted to see how far I can go but I always wanted to be myself. I wanted to be original. I didn't want to copy anybody's style."
"Originality consists in trying to be like everybody else and failing."
"Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset."
"Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism."
"The most important trait of a writer is an authentic voice. Writers have to have faith in their own voice, and their own way of doing things. Originality is the gem that every writer possesses. Originality also brings on the most merciless attacks. The world resents originality in the beginning writer, and then rewards it abundantly once that writer has been successfully published. Cherish your own voice. Don't try to sound like anybody else. Sound like yourself and take the slings and arrows and keep going."
"Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin."
"Originals cost more than imitations."
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"Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight."
"If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing."
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