When you're all alone out there, on the end of the typewriter, with ea…

Harlan Ellison
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When you're all alone out there, on the end of the typewriter, with each new story a new appraisal by the world of whether you can still get it up or not, arrogance and self-esteem and deep breathing are all you have. It often looks like egomania. I assure you it's the bold coverup of the absolutely terrified. ✨ Harlan Ellison (2014). Shatterday, p.199, Open Road Media
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