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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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There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. – Mark Twain

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The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it. – Jules Renard, “Diary,” February 1895

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