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“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
―
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
―
“I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
― Sourcery
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
― Sourcery
“In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics’. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.”
― Why I Write
― Why I Write
“A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.”
― More Information Than You Require
― More Information Than You Require
Curmudgeon’s 2025 Year in Books
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