Quote by T.S. Eliot
Most editors are failed writers — but so are most writers.

Most editors are failed writers — but so are most writers. – T.S. Eliot

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Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Eliot

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An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere. – Gustave Flaubert

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