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" I had a period where I thought I might not be good enough to publish. "
Stephen King
Good
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" When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, 'Why god? Why me?' and the thundering voice of God answered, 'There's just something about you that pisses me off.' "
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" And poets, in my view, and I think the view of most people, do speak God's language - it's better, it's finer, it's language on a higher plane than ordinary people speak in their daily lives. "
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" No, it's not a very good story - its author was too busy listening to other voices to listen as closely as he should have to the one coming from inside. "
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