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Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
— E.L. Doctorow
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Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
— E.L. Doctorow
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I wish to write down my musical dreams in a spirit of utter self-detachment. I wish to sing of my interior visions with the naïve candour of a child. No doubt, this simple musical grammar will jar on some people. It is bound to offend the partisans of deceit and artifice. I foresee that and rejoice at it.
— Claude Debussy
