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Good writers define reality bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.
Edward Albee
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Edward Albee
Age: 88 †
Born: 1928
Born: March 12
Died: 2016
Died: September 16
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Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.
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Writing has got to be an act of discovery....I write to find out what I'm thinking about.
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