I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally, is … - Shelby Foote

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I worked with the late Leonard Frey. I did a play, and I would have these ideas and he would say, "I don't know. Try it. " And I would try it and it would be awful, and he would go, "What do you think?" And I would go, "It was awful. " And he goes, "Okay, we'll try something else. " And that's great because it really makes you feel less working-for and more working-with. There's nothing better than to feel a part of the team.

Shelby Foote

I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally, is a lot more interesting than poetry, including the rhythms of prose.

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