"To write a good love letter you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say and to finish without knowing what you have written."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

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"To write a good love letter you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say and to finish without knowing what you have written."

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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."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

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"A true piece of writing sets you free."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

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"A writer's duty is to draw a picture that expresses more inner beauty, deeper anxiety, and more complex tragedy than a real character ever can."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"You are the writer of your life story, so don't forget to write the best one."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered."

Stephen King, American Author

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

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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

Veronica Roth, American Author

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"Write about the beauty of rainbows and the glint of reflected light that can enlighten readers' minds."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Writing is a great way of talking with an endless audience for never-ending time."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"What is your advice to young writers? "Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

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"Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves."

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"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."

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"Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is."

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"Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains."

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"Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases."

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"Childhood is the sleep of reason."

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"Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead him constantly into danger."

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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."

"A writer's duty is to draw a picture that expresses more inner beauty, deeper anxiety, and more complex tragedy than a real character ever can."

"You are the writer of your life story, so don't forget to write the best one."

"If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered."

"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."

"Write about the beauty of rainbows and the glint of reflected light that can enlighten readers' minds."

"Writing is a great way of talking with an endless audience for never-ending time."

"What is your advice to young writers? "Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes."

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"Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves."

"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."

"Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is."

"Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains."

"Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases."

"Childhood is the sleep of reason."

"Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead him constantly into danger."

"We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them."

"Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains."

"I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different."