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Oneness with Nature is the glory of childhood; oneness with childhood is the glory of the Teacher.

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I always felt, you don’t have a good time doin crime, you may as well find a job.

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I focus on characters as individuals with attitudes and write each scene from a particular character's point of view. That way, even narrative passages take on the character's sound. I don't want the reader to be aware of me, writing.

Attitude, Character, Particular, Point, Sound, Writing

I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.

Believe, Block, Inspiration, Sit, Waiting, Write

My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.

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I've quit writing screenplay [adaptations]. It's too much work. I don't look at writing a novel as work, because I only have to please myself. I have a good time sitting here by myself, thinking up situations and characters, getting them to talk - it's so satisfying. But screenwriting's different. You might think you're writing for yourself, but there are too many other people to please.

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Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue. . . I once noticed Mary McCarthy ending a line of dialogue with "she asseverated" and had to stop reading and go to the dictionary.

Line, Noticed, Reading, Verb, Verbs, Writing
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