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To last week’s discussion about writers and hacks, a commenter contributes perfect postsript

01.26.2015 by David Murray // Leave a Comment

Speechwriter Alex Marklew offered a quote from Lord Beaverbrook that I'd never heard before: "Creative writers are two a penny. Efficient hacks are very rare."

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