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As a writer, you owe it to yourself not to get stuck in a rut of looking at the world in a certain way.
-Hilary Mantel
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As A Writer, You Owe It To

Hilary Mantel
As a writer, you owe it to yourself not to get stuck in a rut of looking at the world in a certain way.
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