“ I started out of course with Hemingway when I learned how to write. Until I realized Hemingway doesn't have a sense of humor. He never has anything funny in his stories. ”
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“ My most important piece of advice to all you wouldbe writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip. ”
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“ I started out of course with Hemingway when I learned how to write. Until I realized Hemingway doesn't have a sense of humor. He never has anything funny in his stories. ”
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“ It's my attempt to remain invisible, not distract the reader from the story with obvious writing. ”
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“ I'm very much aware in the writing of dialogue, or even in the narrative too, of a rhythm. There has to be a rhythm with it … Interviewers have said, you like jazz, don’t you? Because we can hear it in your writing. And I thought that was a compliment. ”
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