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Too few journalists become screenwriters. i say to all the would-be screenwriters: become journalists. and i’ll say to working journalists: do not stay journalists. become screenwriters.
-Nora Ephron
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Too Few Journalists Become Screenwriters. I Say

Nora Ephron
Too few journalists become screenwriters. i say to all the would-be screenwriters: become journalists. and i’ll say to working journalists: do not stay journalists. become screenwriters.
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