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Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, writers will go to stupefying lengths to get the infernal roar of words out of their skulls and onto paper.
-Barbara Kingsolver
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Fish Gotta Swim, Birds Gotta Fly, Writers

Barbara Kingsolver
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, writers will go to stupefying lengths to get the infernal roar of words out of their skulls and onto paper.
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