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Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.

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If a man means his writing seriously he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.
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