Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly

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Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by trying at the outset to imitate them; by daring then to be original; by destroying one's first productions. - Andre Maurois

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French writer, 1885-1967

Born:26th July, 1885
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Starsign: Leo

Author Keywords: Writer, French

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