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Try To Read Your Own Work As A Stranger Would Read It, Or Even Better, As An Enemy Would.
-Zadie Smith
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Try To Read Your Own Work As
Zadie Smith
Try To Read Your Own Work As A Stranger Would Read It, Or Even Better, As An Enemy Would.
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