Ernest Hemingway: The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof, shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all

The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof, shit detec — Ernest Hemingway

The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof, shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had it.

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Vivat, fifat, pipat, bibat. May he live, fife, pipe, drink. — François Rabelais
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