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I particularly love Carl Sandburg's!

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These are wonderful. My favorite quote is, “There are only 3 rules for writing a novel. Too bad no one knows what they are.”

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I'm still smiling ❤️

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These are all great, and the Emerson quote at the end is p.r.i.c.e.l.e.s.s.

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Yes please to more of this!

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May 31, 2023Liked by Ramona Grigg

The jotting is simple, but the occurring is the hard part 🤣 love these. And this particular quote is pretty much the topic of my last Substack post! https://tamzin.substack.com/p/when-the-tap-runs-dry

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I love: I’m a lousy writer; a helluva lot of people have bad taste. —Grace Metalious

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As much as I love advice I really loved this post so much. ☺️

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Jun 1, 2023Liked by Ramona Grigg

Yes Ramona this was fun and I laughed out loud too 😄 One writes a Hit and same way they write a flop ... great insight

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Thank you Ramona! What a wonderful (true, insightful🤣) list. Entertaining and thought provoking at once, a great way to start my day. Hard to choose a favourite.

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Love all these

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You have to love when something comes together like this. Truly enjoyed it.

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It was nice to be reminded about jon winokur, whose books I used to love. Also-- you’re officially the first person on substack who I’ve seen mentioning Leacock. So-- subscribing.

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Maybe I've been right not to advertise the fact of my being a wri(...you know).

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