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“It is only when you open your veins and bleed onto the page a little that you establish contact with your reader.”
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“The rose is a rose, And was always a rose. But now the theory goes That the apple's a rose, And the pear is, and so's The plum, I suppose. The dear only knows What will next prove a rose. You, of course, are a rose But were always a rose.”
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“No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck.”
Source : FaceBook post by John Jakes from Mar 16, 2015
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“I've been writing on my own. It's like Roger Miller used to say, every now and then, like a dog having puppies, you have to crawl under the house and do it yourself.”
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“I try to understand people who aren't as smart as me and not be hateful.”
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“To die would have been beautiful. But I belong to those who do not die for the sake of beauty.”
Source : Agnes Smedley (2012). “Daughter of Earth”, p.8, Courier Corporation
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“In some theoretical way I know that a half-million people hear the show. But in a day-to-day way, there's not much evidence of it.”
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“Malaysia is a country unlike any other: Full of promise and fragility. Its history, cultural and religious diversity make it a rich, compelling and surprising land.”