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“The first draft of everything, I write longhand. One of the nice things about that is that it makes you keep going. If you write a bad sentence on the computer, then it's very tempting to go back and fidget with it and spend another 20 minutes trying to make it into a good sentence. When you're handwriting, you really just have to move on.”

Quote by Jonathan Dee

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Jonathan Dee is an American novelist born in 1962. His works are known for their nuanced psychological portrayals and profound social insights, primarily exploring the lives and values of the American middle class. more

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