"I wish you would make up your mind, Mr. Dickens. Was it the best of times or was it the worst of times? It could scarcely have been both."
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bar, bars, pub, pubs, drink, drinks, drinking, alcohol, cocktail, cocktails, drinker, drinkers, flirt, flirty, pickup, pickups, pickup line, pickup lines, feminist, feminists, feminism, woman, women, men, man, beer, beers, bartender, bartenders, author, authors, literature, literary, literacy, writer, writers, activist, activists"Mr. Kellwood is looking for someone to assist him in recasting his journals into a form suitable for wider audience. The tone should be urbane, warm, and scholarly—somewhat in the manner of Lewis Thomas, but, of course, about plywood."
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dog, dogs, canine, canines, pet, pets, pet dog, pet dogs, dog owner, dog owners, writer, writers, author, authors, novelist, novelists, autobiography, autobiographies, book, books, chapter one, opening line, opening lines, literary ambitions"If you were to boil your book down to a few words, what would be its message?"
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"We do not usually acknowledge unsolicited manuscripts, but we want you to know that we tore yours into tiny pieces. Yours sincerely, The Op-Ed Page."
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