Ernest HemingwayThere's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.
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The quote “There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.” is one of the best literary pieces ever. It comes from an interview by Hunter S. Thompson, who had once said that the only great achievement of American society was the development of heroin.
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