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William Faulkner Quotes: I do not rewrite unless I am absolutely sure that I can express the material better if I do rewrite it.
         

I do not rewrite unless I am absolutely sure that I can express the material better if I do rewrite it.


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Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.



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