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Quote by Samuel Butler
Books want to be born: I never make them. They come to me and insi

Books want to be born: I never make them. They come to me and insist on being written, and on being such and such. – Samuel Butler

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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. – Francis Bacon

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The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium. – Norbet Platt

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I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece of paper and then went back and filled in the spaces. – Harold Ross

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Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head. – From the movie Finding Forrester

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