Writing Is Not Something You Can Do Or You Can't. It's Not Even Something That 'other People Do' Or 'for Smart People Only' Or Even 'for People Who Finished School And Went To University'. Nonsense. Anyone Can Do It. But No-one Can Do It Straight Off The Bat. Like Plastering, Brain Surgery Or Assembling Truck Engines, You Have To Do A Bit Of Training - Get Your Hands Dirty - And Make Some Mistakes.

-Jasper Fforde

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Writing Is Not Something You Can Do

Jasper Fforde

Writing Is Not Something You Can Do Or You Can't. It's Not Even Something That 'other People Do' Or 'for Smart People Only' Or Even 'for People Who Finished School And Went To University'. Nonsense. Anyone Can Do It. But No-one Can Do It Straight Off The Bat. Like Plastering, Brain Surgery Or Assembling Truck Engines, You Have To Do A Bit Of Training - Get Your Hands Dirty - And Make Some Mistakes.

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Do You Really Think You'd Win A Pr War Against A Bunch Of Committed Librarians?' He Thought About This, But He Knew I Was Right. The Libraries Were A Treasured Institution And So Central To Everyday Life That Government And Commerce Rarely Did Anything That Might Upset Them.some Say They Were More Powerful Than The Military, Or, If Not, They Were Certainly Quieter. As They Say: Don't Mess With Librarians. Only They Use A Stronger Word Than 'mess'.

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