“Confound my genteel upbringing! I could not think of any name foul enough to call him.”
Source : Nancy Springer (2008). “The Case of the Left-Handed Lady: An Enola Holmes Mystery”, p.92, Penguin
“A creative life cannot be sustained by approval any more than it can be destroyed by criticism.”
Source : "Falling short: seven writers reflect on failure", www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2013.
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