T. S. Eliot

(1888—1965), poet

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

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(1876-1944) U.S. humorist If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers. www.sky-net-eye.com

T. S. Eliot

(1888-1965), 'Philip Massinger,' 1920 Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal. www.sky-net-eye.com

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[writer's block] {n. phr.} A condition of being unable to write; a period when the words just won't come. * /One of the more common problems writers occasionally experience is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Thomas Berger

(1924--) U.S. novelist Why do writers write? Because it isn't there. www.sky-net-eye.com

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