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From Robert Cormier

“The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.”

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2 Responses to “From Robert Cormier”

  1. Lauren Dane Says:
    January 1st, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    And thank god for that!

  2. Mechele Armstrong Says:
    January 2nd, 2008 at 8:43 pm

    Thank goodness for that. I love this quote. I may have to put it somewhere.

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