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“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.”
― Mark Twain

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Anton Chekhov

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

“As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning. ”
― Neil Gaiman

“The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you are not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy, you can only operate well by pretending to be one. All the shortcuts and economies and common-sense changes that your native intelligence suggests to you are mistakes. Learn to quash them. Constantly ask yourself, "How would I do this if I were a fool?" Throttle down your mind to a crawl. Then you will never go wrong.”
― Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny