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#1

“The secret to good writing is to use small words for big ideas, not to use big words for small ideas.”
― Oliver Markus Malloy

tags: brevity, simplify, writers-block, writers-on-writing, writers-quotes, writing, writing-advice, writing-life, writing-philosophy, writing-quotes

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#2

“I curse when I get really upset. Letting off steam that way makes me feel a little bit better. I've been through a lot, but I have never had the urge to go postal. I thank fuck for that.”
― Oliver Markus Malloy, Bad Choices Make Good Stories - Going to New York

tags: anger-management, censorship, cursing, freedom-of-speech, fuck, funny-quotes, stress-relief

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#3

“Reading books doesn't make you smarter. Reading smart books makes you smarter. Reading dumb books makes you dumber.”
― Oliver Markus Malloy, Inside The Mind of an Introvert: Comics, Deep Thoughts and Quotable Quotes

tags: book-quotes, book-reading, books, dumb-people, quotes-about-books, quotes-about-reading, reading-books, reading-quotes, smart-quotes

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#4

“Creativity takes courage. It takes courage to bare your soul for the world. It's like taking off your armor, although you know people have pointy sticks that they love to jab into soft flesh.”
― Oliver Markus Malloy, Bad Choices Make Good Stories - Finding Happiness in Los Angeles

tags: artists-quotes, authors-on-writing, authors-quotes, courage-quotes, creativity-quotes, soul-quotes, writers-on-writing, writers-quotes, writing-advice, writing-philosophy

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