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E.L. Doctorow

U.S. novelist Writing is the only socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. www.sky-net-eye.com

write up

[write up] {v.} 1. To write the story of; describe in writing; give a full account of. * /Reporters from many newspapers are here to write up the game./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Colette

(1873-1954), French novelist Writing only leads to more writing. www.sky-net-eye.com

Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! www.sky-net-eye.com

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лёгок на помине

[лёгок на помине] {turn of speech} [`l'iogok na po`minye] {literally} ~volatile if/while mentioned. {informal} […]

attributed to Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God--but keep your powder dry.

pull out of a hat

[pull out of a hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. * /When the introduction to a dictionary […]

read between the lines

[read between the lines] {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer's meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. * /Some […]