Don't you think that's the main reason people find [writing] so diffic…

Kurt Vonnegut
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Don't you think that's the main reason people find [writing] so difficult? If they can write complete sentences and can use a dictionary, isn't that the only reason they find writing hard: they don't know or care about anything? ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Bluebeard: A Novel, p.27, Dial Press
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Don't you think that's the main reason people find [writing] so difficult? If they can write complete sentences and can use a dictionary, isn't that the only reason they find writing hard: they don't know or care about anything? ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Bluebeard: A Novel, p.27, Dial Press

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