“ The word is only a representation of the meaning; even at its best, writing almost always falls short of full meaning. Given that, why in God’s name would you want to make things worse by choosing a word which is only cousin to the one you really wanted to use? ”
Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000). copy citation
| Author | Stephen King |
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| Source | On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft |
| Topic | words meaning writing vocabulary |
| Date | 2000 |
| Language | English |
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