Pearls from the Masters

S18E8 – Pearls from the Masters: Ernest Hemingway

All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know. – Ernest Hemingway

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S18E7 – Pearls from the Masters: J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis

It simply isn’t an adventure worth telling if there aren’t any dragons. – J.R.R. Tolkein

It doesn’t matter what we write…, so long as we write continually as well as we can. – C.S. Lewis

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S18E6 – Pearls from the Masters: Agatha Christie

Never tell all you know – not even to the person you know best. – Agatha Christie

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S18E5 – Pearls from the Masters: Aristotle

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man. – Aristotle

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S18E4 – Pearls from the Masters: Lee Child

I became a writer not principally because I’m in love with the idea of being a writer, but I’m in love with the idea of entertainment. I just want to entertain people. – Lee Child

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S18E3 – Pearls from the Masters: Neil Gaiman

Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. – Neil Gaiman

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S18E2 – Pearls from the Masters: John Green

I often get mad at myself because I’m writing poorly, or worry that I’ll never write another book, or feel frustrated because I’m up against the limits of my talents, but I never dread writing. So I often feel that I’m not up to the task, but I never dread it. – John Green

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S18E1 – Pearls from the Masters: Stephen King

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. – Stephen King

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