Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes jus…

Raymond Chandler
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Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2002). Trouble Is My Business: A Novel, p.5, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2002). Trouble Is My Business: A Novel, p.5, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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