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No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevi

No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevitably you are going to get to a part that isnt yours and, actually, whether it happened or not becomes irrelevant. It is all about choosing the right words. – Roddy Doyle

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Schools dont really allow failure and yet its a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing. – Roddy Doyle

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Failure
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Roddy Doyle
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When I started writing full time I had not long stopped being a teacher and when at last I had a full day to write, I would put music on and wonder to myself – am I allowed to do this? Then I thought: I am control of this and no one is telling me what I can do. – Roddy Doyle

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teacher
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The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse. – Helen Keller

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More people should read books. Its the most concentrated experience you can have. – Vivienne Westwood

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Experience

And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly. – John Abizaid

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Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness. – Sacha Guitry

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You can never get enough of the things you dont need, because the things you dont need can never satisfy. – Marvin J. Ashton

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Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought? – Joan Didion

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Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks. – Johann Gottfried Von Herder

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