Everyone Wants To Write A Book. Very

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This Is One Of The Defining Sorrows Of Books: That We Cannot See One Another.

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Just Because You See An Iceberg Does Not Mean That There Isn't Global Warming.

So Much Of Creativity Is The Feeling That You're Either Getting A Gift From Some Other Dimension Or Some Other Part Of Yourself.