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{{quote|''"Good prose is like a window pane."''|'''[[George Orwell]]'''}} |
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{{quote|''"He came to the river. The river was there."''|'''[[Ernest Hemingway]]''', "Big Two-Hearted River"}} |
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"Good prose is like a window pane."
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"Sometimes, it's unavoidable to say, 'You miss. He hits. You take 7 damage.'"
—Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Master's Guide
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"He came to the river. The river was there."
—Ernest Hemingway, "Big Two-Hearted River"
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"He has never used a word where the reader might check his usage by a dictionary."
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