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Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you.
Alex Haley
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Alex Haley
Age: 70 †
Born: 1921
Born: August 11
Died: 1992
Died: February 10
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That's what happens with writing. Ingredients bubble and cook. Material becomes substance.
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Is this how you repay my goodness--with badness?” cried the boy. “Of course,” said the crocodile out of the corner of his mouth. “That is the way of the world.
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Your attitude is everything. Believe in yourself and trust your material. To be a successful writer, write every single day where you feel like it or not. Never, never give up, and the world will reward you beyond your wildest dreams.
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