And if you don't live, you have nothing to write about.

Maynard James Keenan
And if you don't live, you have nothing to write...
And if you don't live, you have nothing to write...
And if you don't live, you have nothing to write...
And if you don't live, you have nothing to write...
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And if you don't live, you have nothing to write about. It is quite common for people to have bad habits that they are unwilling to break. However, if an author doesn't experience anything meaningful in life, he or she will have nothing to write about. The fact is that life is full of interesting experiences and events that an author must commit to memory in order to write a work of fiction.

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