Darlinghissima: Letters to a Friend
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Source: Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
“I'm fond of anything that comes from the sea, and that includes sailors.”
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“... people who don't want something are less likely to get it than people who do want something.”
Source: Darlinghissima: Letters to a Friend
Source: Darlinghissima: Letters to a Friend
“I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks.”
Source: Paris Journal: 1944-1965
“When I hear a writer say that they ‘put in a call,’ I want to pull my hair out.”
“I keep going over a sentence. I nag it, gnaw it, pat and flatter it.”