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Novels begin, not on the page, but in meditation and day-dreaming - in thinking, not writing.
-Joyce Carol Oates
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Novels Begin, Not On The Page, But

Joyce Carol Oates
Novels begin, not on the page, but in meditation and day-dreaming - in thinking, not writing.
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