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Quote by James M. Cain

“If your writing doesn`t keep you up at night, it won`t keep anyone else up either".”

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James M. Cain was an American author known for his crime novels and noir fiction. His works, often featuring hard-boiled detectives, had a profound impact on 20th-century American literature. more

“Momma said that ghosts couldn't move over water. That's why Africans got trapped in the Americas.. They kept moving us over the water, stealing us away from our ghosts and ancestors, who cried salty rivers into the sand. That's where Momma was now, wailing at the water's edge, while her girls were pulled out of sight under white sails that cracked in the wind.”

Said Moving Girl Water White Wind Rivers Sight Edges Stealing Ghost Sand Ancestor Trapped Cried Sail Cracked Momma Wailing Salty

Author:Laurie Halse Anderson

“And if one day,' she said, really crying now, 'you look back and you feel bad for being so angry, if you feel bad for being so angry at me that you couldn't even speak to me, then you have to know, Conor, you have to that is was okay. It was okay. That I knew. I know, okay? I know everything you need to tell me without you having to say it out loud.”

Ifs Knows Needs Feels Looks Said Speak Cry One Day Okay Angry Loud Without You

Author:Patrick Ness

“I'm pleased to see that the cab is cluttered with cough drop wrappers and empty milk bottles and bits of mud-smeared newspapers made brittle by age. Neatness makes me feel like I have to be on my best behavior. Clutter is my natural habitat.”

Feels Made Age Bits Natural Behavior Empty Newspapers Bottles Milk Mud Clutter Cab Habitat Neatness Natural Habitats Cough Drops

Author:Maggie Stiefvater

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