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"I'd say expression coupled with insight and excellent taste is the sweet spot for the really good stuff. Putting together a great novel, say, is a lot more than knowing how to make yer words purty and fancy."

Yes. It's fashionable right now to be florid, but writers like Hemingway can punch you in the gut using simple, declarative sentences:

"This book contains material from the remises of my memory and of my heart. Even if the one has been tampered with and the other does not exist."



I'm reminded of the distinctly short and punchy urban myth attributed to Hemingway:

> For sale: baby shoes, never worn.




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