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jpgray

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Fri Jun-04-04 04:41 PM
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14. Amen

Edited on Fri Jun-04-04 04:48 PM by jpgray

People often aspire to a level of writing they've experienced, but haven't understood. For example someone can take a look at Shakespeare, and believe that inversion and an archaic vocabulary were his keys to success, when a brilliant imagination and skillful use of figurative language were what really set him apart from his peers. Reading Pericles can be a bit of a shock that way. :D

(and yes, everybody does it--you have to take risks and look like a fool if you're going to progress any)

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