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Writing every book is like a purge; at the end of it one is empty ... like a dry shell on the beach, waiting for the tide to come in again.
-Daphne Du Maurier
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Writing Every Book Is Like A Purge;

Daphne Du Maurier
Writing every book is like a purge; at the end of it one is empty ... like a dry shell on the beach, waiting for the tide to come in again.
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