I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale. (Anne McCaffrey)

I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale.

Anne McCaffrey

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