Neil Gaiman quote: If you you write with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. So write your story ...

If you you write with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can.

~ Neil Gaiman ~

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