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Real seriousness in regard to

Real seriousness in regard to writing is one of two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent.
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Do not ask for whom

Do not ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.
👁️ 74

There are two kinds of

There are two kinds of stories, the ones you live and the ones you make up. And nobody knows the difference, and I don't ever tell which is which.
👁️ 72

'We're always lucky,' I said

'We're always lucky,' I said and like a fool I did not knock on wood.
👁️ 70

Courage is grace under pressure.

Courage is grace under pressure.
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They say the seeds of

They say the seeds of what we will do are in all of us, but it always seemed to me that in those who make jokes in life the seeds are covered with better soil and with a higher grade of manure.
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My aim is to put

My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.
👁️ 73

Never mistake motion for action.

Never mistake motion for action.
👁️ 65

When writing a novel a

When writing a novel a writer should create living people people not characters. A character is a caricature.
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There are some things which

There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man's life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly in the only heritage he has to leave.
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