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Quotable 486

Posted on May 31, 2023September 18, 2024 by bryon

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
– E. L. Doctorow

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Quotable 182

Posted on December 18, 2013December 16, 2013 by bryon

One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.
– E. L. Doctorow

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Quotable 101

Posted on May 16, 2012May 14, 2012 by bryon

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader – not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
– E. L. Doctorow

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