Category: Quotables
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90 percent of what you’re writing is motivated by the need to be liked
“At some point you find that 90% of the stuff you’re writing is motivated and informed by an overwhelming need to be liked. This results in shitty fiction. And the shitty work must get fed to the wastebasket, less because of any sort of artistic integrity than simply because shitty…
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Ignorance is no longer an excuse
“Ignorance is no longer an excuse. To be uninformed is to take yourself out of the equation. News comes from everywhere. Not only traditional outlets, but Twitter, websites, e-mail… Pre-internet most people were ignorant, you just didn’t know it. Today many more people are clued-in. And he who harnesses data…
GREG SWAN 