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A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. - Raymond

A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. – Raymond Chandler

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Ability is what youre capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. – Raymond Chandler

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One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories. – Jean De La Bruyere

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The child began reading favorite stories of magic to the river, believing the tales would be carried to someone in need. – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. – John Barth

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Story is a yearning meeting an obstacle. – Robert Olen Butler

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