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John Steinbeck on Writing
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“The craft of writing is the art of penetrating other minds with the figures that are in your own mind.”
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“I do want to make it very convincing. And the best way to do that is to put most of it in dialogue.”
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“I don't think there is a single sentence in this whole book [East of Eden] that does not either develop character, carry on the story or provide necessary background.”
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“I nearly always write — just as I nearly always breathe.”
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