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Quote by Mark Twain
The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it

The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say. – Mark Twain

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One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. – Mark Twain

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Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. – Mark Twain

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Caress your phrase tenderly: it will end by smiling at you. – Anatole France

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[G]usto thrives on freedom, and freedom in art, as in life, is the result of a discipline imposed by ourselves. Moreover, any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others. – Marianne Moore (1887–1972), lecture, 1948

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An author, behind his words, is naked. – Terri Guillemets

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