"2) Never be embarrased or ashamed about anything you choose to write."

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“We learn only to ask more questions.”

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“Anyone who says human nature can't be changed is out of his head. To make it stick, he's got to define human nature—and he can't.”

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Literature1947

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— William Lloyd Garrison

Journalism1805–1879

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— Wilhelm Stekel

Psychology1868–1940

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