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Primo Levi: Honest Writers Are Good Writers

If a writer is convinced that he is honest, then it is very difficult for him to be a bad writer. — Primo Levi Do you agree with this statement? Can you be dishonest and still be a good writer? Can you be honest and still be a bad writer? If a writer is convinced […]

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Stephen King: The Only Real Requirement to Be a Writer

A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar. — Stephen King A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability […]

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Ray Bradbury on Letting the Beautiful Stuff Out

Here is a wonderful quote from science fiction author Ray Bradbury on writing. We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. — Ray Bradbury, science fiction author We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how […]

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Carl Sagan: What an Astonishing Thing a Book Is

What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly […]