Caroline Starr Rose

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On Writing

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When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.
-Enrique Jardiel Poncela

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  1. Shannon O'Donnell says

    December 16, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    I love this quote! I have a copy of it posted in my classroom. πŸ˜‰

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  2. Caroline Starr Rose says

    December 16, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    Shannon –perfect!

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  3. Solvang Sherrie says

    December 16, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    Great quote!

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  4. SarahAnn says

    December 16, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    That’s inspiring.

    http://www.sarahnoelsmusings.blogspot.com

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  5. Jody Hedlund says

    December 16, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    Love that!!

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  6. Hardygirl says

    December 16, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    Great quote. Especially true with children’s books where you have to be so precise with word choice and sparseness.

    sf

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  7. Kristen Torres-Toro says

    December 16, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    That is the most perfect advice. Thank you!

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  8. Dawn Simon says

    December 16, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    Great quote! I’ll snatch it for my great writing quotes file. Thanks! πŸ™‚

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  9. Katie Ganshert says

    December 16, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    That is a GREAT quote. I need to put that on the quote thing on my blog. Love it!

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  10. Jemi Fraser says

    December 17, 2009 at 2:07 am

    What an awesome quote! Thanks πŸ™‚

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  11. Sharon Mayhew says

    December 17, 2009 at 3:59 am

    Great quote. I wish I was one of those people who remembered quotes…I’m lucky to remember to set the coffee pot before I go to bed. πŸ™‚

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  12. Natalie says

    December 17, 2009 at 5:14 am

    So, so true!

    And I finally got my awards post up. Come check it out πŸ™‚

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