I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you're capable of and making your words symphonic. (Dennis Lehane)

I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you're capable of and making your words symphonic.

Dennis Lehane

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