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So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.

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Jessamyn West

Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.

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Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.

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Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.

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