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‘Proofreading is “You misspelled ‘instantaneously’”, copy-editing is “Why not say ‘instantly’?”
“And the Miles Davis? What had she thought of that? He was stunned when she paused a moment to collect her thoughts—closing her eyes as if she was searching inside herself for something to say—and then told him: “I know this will sound crazy, Frank, but it was like doors opening, one after another.”
― The Music Shop
― The Music Shop
“opposite of what language should do, which is leave a mark. They want the language to be forgettable, familiar, digestible. To enter into the reader and disappear without a trace.”
― State of Paradise
― State of Paradise
“Oh, this is not going to be an uplifting conversation. He’s either going to bore the ever-living hell out of me or try to sell me something. Maybe both.”
― Radio Radio
― Radio Radio
“I loved the smell of incense and cedar, and the warm feeling that comes from being in a record store with hardwood floors, wooden walls, and records sitting in wooden crates.”
― Postgraduate
― Postgraduate
“don’t write because I think I have something to say. I write because if I don’t, everything feels even worse.”
― Writers & Lovers
― Writers & Lovers
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