Patricia T. O'Conner quotes
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“Whenever there's something wrong with your writing, suspect that there's something wrong with your thinking.”
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“A good writer is one you can read without breaking a sweat.”
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“The transaction between writer and reader is human civilization's most dazzling feat, yet it's such a part of our lives that it's, well, prosaic.”
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“In many ways, the ability to read is the great divide that separates the very young from everyone else. Once we've joined the conspiracy of the literate, once we've crossed over to the land of the reading, everything changes.”
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Source : A. E. Hotchner (2009). “Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir”, p.14, Da Capo Press
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“The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.”
Source : A. J. Liebling (2005). “Just Enough Liebling: Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer”, p.27, Macmillan
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“I suspect that in every good marriage there are times when love seems to be over.”
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“In France, it's very suspect when you have a success.”
Source : Source: www.avclub.com
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