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Don't write too much. Concentrate your sweat on one story, rather than dissipate it over a dozen.

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Jack London
Age: 40 †
Born: 1876
Born: January 12
Died: 1916
Died: November 22
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Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.
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