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If you write, one of the questions youre always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, if you write, you
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"If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, if you write, you know how pointless a question this is and how difficult it is to answer"

- Lynn Abbey

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This quote by Lynn Abbey talks to the trouble of being an author. It is a pointer that the creative process is complex and typically mystical. Writers are continuously looking for ideas, but the source of these concepts is typically unidentified. Abbey is suggesting that the question of where concepts originate from is a tough one to respond to, and that it is meaningless to ask it. This quote is a reminder that the innovative process is not something that can be easily explained or understood. It is a pointer that writers need to trust their own innovative process and be open to the concepts that come to them.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Lynn Abbey somewhere between January 1, 1948 and today. He/she was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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