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If we had helped a hundred children it would have all been worthwhile.

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Philip Gerard

You have to roll up your sleeves and be a stonecutter before you can become a sculptor - command of craft always precedes art: apprentice, journeyman, master.

Apprentice, Art, Command, Crafts, Stonecutter, Writing
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Voice is one of the most elusive qualities in any story. We recognize it when we hear it, but it's hard consciously to create an authentic voice. Somehow voice seems to be the natural manifestation of all the narrative decisions we've made so far. We discover it more than we fabricate it.

Decision, Elusive, Narrative, Qualities, Voice, Writing

Voice really depends on the answer to the question, Who is telling this story?. . . That will color your diction-and determine your metaphors, your sensibility.

Color, Sensibility, Telling, Voice, Writing

The only way to write a novel is to proceed as if you had all the time in the world.

Proceed, Time, Way, World, Write, Writing

For the big stuff to work credibly, you've got to get the little stuff absolutely right.

Credibly, Littles, Right, Stuff, Writing

Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth.

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