I refuse to write the same story twice. I keep experimenting. I keep l…

Harlan Ellison
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I refuse to write the same story twice. I keep experimenting. I keep learning how to work. I've been at it pretty much 50 years, and I'm now beginning to learn how to do the job well.
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