Quote #24
Nothing you write, if you hope to be any good, will ever come out as you first hoped.
More from Lillian Hellman
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- People change and forget to tell each other.
- My father was often angry when I was most like him.
- Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?
- It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.
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