So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds, And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds.
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Dead men alone are satiate;They sleep and dream and have no weight,
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There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.' In order for a writer to succeed, I suggest three things - read and write - and wait.
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For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth.
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