Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last.

~ Ralph Keyes

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Those who generate fog are Wizards of Oz hoping desperately that nobody pulls the curtain to reveal a trembling little writer behind it. This seldom happens. Readers who dare to point out that incomprehensible writing can't be comprehended risk being told that the problem is theirs.

~ Ralph Keyes

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Authors always feel in danger of being abandoned by loved ones. This is a potent fear. Yet it's as inevitable as writer's cramp when we presume to write words for others to read.

~ Ralph Keyes

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