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“If you want to know why all writers are a little crazy read 'The Midnight Disease' by Alice W. Flaherty. She talks about the drive to write, writer's block, and the creative brain. I know what's wrong with me!”

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Dorothea Benton Frank

Dorothea Benton Frank is an American author renowned for her focus on the lives of women in the South. Born in 1951, she has made a significant mark in contemporary literature with her engaging narratives and vivid depictions of Southern culture. more

“A sense of electrical current was part of my own experience of being manic. The sensation that my mind was spinning and overheating would sometimes build to a sensation like an electrical short - a burst of light, a melting, or dissipating - and I'd get a metallic taste in my mouth, like when you lick a battery.”

Mind Sometimes Light My Own Taste Mouths Currents Sensations Spinning Melting Electrical Batteries Manic Metallic

Author:Ellen Forney

“For one thing, I don't think art needs to be about suffering; sometimes it really seems like it's only the art about pain that is interpreted as profound, and in my work for years I've really tried to deal with subjects that are substantial, not just fluffy, but presented in a more playful, approachable kind of way.”

Thinking Way Needs Years Kind Art Sometimes Seems Pain Suffering Deals One Thing Subjects Profound Fluffy

Author:Ellen Forney

“France does not practice revenge.”

Doe Practice Revenge France

Author:Francois Fillon

“We've made science experiments of ourselves and our children.”

Children Made Our Children Experiments

Author:Jonathan Safran Foer

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