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The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.

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Don Roff
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: December 13
Novelist
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Always work with/surround yourself with people who help make you a better version of you. Kindly avoid those who don't.
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A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.
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Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don’t invite either into your mind.
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