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In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

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I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader. ↗

— Edward Tufte

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I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning. ↗

— Peter De Vries

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My idea is always to reach my generation. The wise writer writes for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

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Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment. ↗

— Curt Flood

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I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This is not however to say that writing good fantasy does not involve doing good research. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

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It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say is that they want to write music people will like, instead of gaining their credentials by being rejected by the audience. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

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One of the most talented writers out there is Brian Haig. ↗

— Vince Flynn

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You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

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