An author never has a vacation. He’s a walking sponge, sopping up impressions till he’s saturated, then going to his desk and squeezing them out on paper.
BEN AMES WILLIAMS
BEN AMES WILLIAMS
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Ben Ames Williams5 quotes“An author never has a vacation. He’s a walking sponge, sopping up impressions till he’s saturated, then going to his desk and squeezing them out on paper.”
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