Some people write to please, to soothe, to console. Others to provoke,…

Edward Abbey
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Some people write to please, to soothe, to console. Others to provoke, to challenge, to exasperate and infuriate. I've always found the second approach the more pleasing. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.35, RosettaBooks
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Some people write to please, to soothe, to console. Others to provoke, to challenge, to exasperate and infuriate. I've always found the second approach the more pleasing. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.35, RosettaBooks

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