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When in doubt, it is better to do the less conservative thing and to err on the side of the more colorful, possibly terrible mistake. That comes from thinking of yourself as a writer.
Elif Batuman
Elif Batuman
Born: 1977

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Mistake, Yourself, Conservative, Better, Doubt, Thinking, Side, Possibly, More, Colorful, Writer, Terrible, Err, When In Doubt, Less, Thing

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