Sometimes you find your voice by trying to write like people, and some…

Salman Rushdie
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Sometimes you find your voice by trying to write like people, and sometimes you find it by trying to write unlike people.
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Sometimes you find your voice by trying to write like people, and sometimes you find it by trying to write unlike people.

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