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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave If you just mimic the surface of somebody’s work without understanding where they are coming from, your work will never be anything more than a knockoff. - Quote by Austin Kleon

If you just mimic the surface of somebody’s work without understanding where they are coming from, your work will never be anything more than a knockoff.

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