When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that's a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually isn't right. (David E. Kelley)

When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that's a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually isn't right.

David E. Kelley

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