Writing A Book Is A Horrible, Exhausting Struggle, Like A Long Bout Of Some Painful Illness.

Writing A Book Is A Horrible, Exhausting Struggle, Like A Long Bout Of Some Painful Illness.

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Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of
some painful illness.
-- George Orwell (1903-1950)

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