Doing magic, you not only have to be able to do a trick, you have to have a little story line to go with it. And writing is essentially a trick. (Ken Kesey)

Doing magic, you not only have to be able to do a trick, you have to have a little story line to go with it. And writing is essentially a trick.

Ken Kesey

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