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I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can't wait to tell you what happened the other day. It comes tumbling out and maybe then they go back and refine. I kind of envy that way of working, but I just have never done it.

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Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person's reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn't think of a way to sufficiently describ…

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I do feel that if you can write one good sentence and then another good sentence and then another, you end up with a good story.

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We can only die in the future, I thought; right now we are always alive.

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For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time.

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I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands. In the course of the experiment, that chimp had a baby. Imagine how her trainers must have thri…

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They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey.

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An idea might spark an essay, but never a story.

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Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.

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I get rational when I panic.

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