Gore VidalI sometimes think it is because they are so bad at expressing themselves verbally that writers take to pen and paper in the first place
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It is no surprise that many writers turned to pens and papers. It is equally unsurprising that many of the world’s finest works of art were written by people who were not great communicators. The fact remains, however, that there are plenty of great writers who are good at expressing themselves verbally. Therefore, it is not that writers are bad at expressing themselves verbally; it is that they take to writing instead.
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