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John Steinbeck Quotes: The craft of writing is the art of penetrating other minds with the figures that are in your own mind.
         

The craft of writing is the art of penetrating other minds with the figures that are in your own mind.


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When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

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Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.



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