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I dont think that there are very many good writers who dont live without a sense of tension. If they havent got one imme
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"I don't think that there are very many good writers who don't live without a sense of tension. If they haven't got one immediately available to them, then they usually manage to manufacture it in their private lives"

- John Le Carre

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This quote by John Le Carre recommends that great writers require to have a sense of stress in their lives in order to achieve success. He implies that if a writer does not have an immediate source of stress, they will find a way to create it in their individual lives. This might be translated as a warning to writers to be familiar with the requirement for tension in their lives, and to be conscious of how they produce it. It could likewise be viewed as a reminder that writers ought to be aware of the potential for stress in their lives, and to utilize it to their advantage. Le Carre's quote suggests that stress is an essential part of the imaginative procedure, which without it, writers may have a hard time to produce their finest work.

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John Le Carre This quote is written / told by John Le Carre between October 19, 1931 and December 12, 2020. He was a famous Author from England. The author also have 38 other quotes.

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