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A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack o

A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable experience. Childhood and adolescence were something I knew. – Ian Mcewan

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My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves never had. They werent able to guide me towards particular books, but they encouraged me to read, which I did, randomly and compulsively. – Ian Mcewan

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I believe theres no proverb but what is true they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences. – Miguel de Cervantes

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In youth we learn; in age we understand. – Marie Ebner-Eschenbach

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If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon. – Emil Zatopek

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If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands. – Bob Feller

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