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Good writers define reality bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth a bad writer will, more ofte
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"Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite"

- Edward Albee

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This quote by Edward Albee speaks to the power of composing as well as the importance of an excellent author. Excellent authors have the capability to take facts and also turn them right into truths. They can take the mundane as well as make it significant. They can specify reality as well as develop a brand-new one. On the other hand, poor writers simply reiterate truth. They take truths as well as existing them in a way that is unexciting and unoriginal. They do not have the capacity to transform truths right into facts and rather, most of the time, do the opposite. They take realities as well as transform them into facts. This quote stresses the significance of great writing and the power of a good author.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Edward Albee somewhere between March 12, 1928 and today. He/she was a famous Dramatist from USA. The author also have 15 other quotes.

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