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For any writer, the ability to look at a sentence and see what's superfluous, what can be altered, revised, expanded, and, especially, cut, is essential. It's satisfying to see that sentence shrink, snap into place, and ultimately emerge in a more polished form: clear, economical, sharp.

~Francine Prose

Topics: Ability Altered Any Clear Cut Economical Emerge Essential Form Look More Place Polished Revised Satisfying See Sentence Sharp Shrink Snap Superfluous Ultimately Writer

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I know a lot of Eastern Europeans, and because of what they have been through and what they have seen, they have an attitude where they are not easily fooled.

~Francine Prose

Topics: Attitude Because Been Easily Eastern Europeans Fooled Know Lot Seen Through Where

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Fact-checking is so boring compared to writing fiction.

~Francine Prose

Topics: Boring Compared Fiction Writing

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I work really long days and I work seven day weeks.

~Francine Prose

Topics: Day Days Long Really Seven Weeks Work

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If things are going well I can easily spend twelve hours a day writing, but not writing writing, just thinking and revising and taking a comma out and putting it back in.

~Francine Prose

Topics: Back Comma Day Easily Going Hours Just Out Putting Spend Taking Things Thinking Twelve Well Writing I Can

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I went through college in the 1960s without having any idea that I was going to have to make a living. When I graduated in 1968 it was quite a shock to find out that there was a world out there and that it wasn't going to support me.

~Francine Prose

Topics: Any College Find Going Graduated Having Idea Living Make Me Out Quite Shock Support Through Without World 1960S

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Of course, I've always read. I started when I was four years old and just didn't stop. I read all the time.

~Francine Prose

Topics: Always Course Four Just Old Read Started Stop Time Years

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I wrote about four novels before I wrote a word of journalism.

~Francine Prose

Topics: About Before Four Journalism Novels Word Wrote

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I think poets are much more dramatic, more theatrical than fiction writers.

~Francine Prose

Topics: Dramatic Fiction Fiction Writers More Much Poets Than Theatrical Think Writers I Think

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A lot of girls who turn into something remarkable start off as irrepressible, confident and a handful.

~Francine Prose

Topics: Confident Girl Handful Lot Off Remarkable Something Start Turn Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: April 1st, 1947

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