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“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.”

—David Hare

“A work of art is never completed, merely abandoned.”

—Paul Valery

“In the midst of our happiness we were very pleased.”

—Gertrude Stein

“For me the initial delight is in the surprise of remembering something I didn’t know I already knew.”

—Robert Frost

“Keep your eye clear and hit ’em where they ain’t.”

—Wee Willie Keeler

“Poetry begins where certitude ends.”

—Eavan Boland

“The art of running the mile consists, in essence, of reaching the threshold of consciousness at the instant of breasting the tape.”

—Paul O’Neil

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

—Mark Twain

“I like restraint—if doesn’t go too far.”

—Mae West

“There is only one plot: Things are not what they seem.”

—Jim Thompson

“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”

—Satchell Page

“Let’s play two.”

—Ernie Banks

“Poetry is a dream dreamed in the presence of reason.”

—Tommaso Ceva

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Tommaso Ceva

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 July 28, 2020

“Poetry is a dream dreamed in the presence of reason.”

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Jim Thompson

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 July 28, 2020

“There is only one plot: Things are not what they seem.”

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Mark Twain

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 July 28, 2020

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

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