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Quote by John Ray
He that uses many words for the explaining any subject doth, like

He that uses many words for the explaining any subject doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink. – John Ray

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A good style should show no signs of effort. What is written should seem a happy accident. – W. Somerset Maugham, Summing Up, 1938

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Every word born of an inner necessity — writing must never be anything else. – Etty Hillesum, quoted in Ten Fun Things to Do Before You Die by Karol Jackowski

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Being an author is being in charge of your own personal insane asylum. – Terri Guillemets

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Publication – is the auction of the Mind of Man. – Emily Dickinson

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