“…when writing, always hook the reader with your first sentence…in love, never settle…value yourself first and this will help you to value others…life is short, so enjoy it to the fullest…everyone in the world is different, and that’s ok…”
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“When you write a short story … you had better know the ending first.”
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The Casebook of the Black Widowers (1980), p. 177
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Context: When you write a short story... you had better know the ending first. The end of a story is only the end to the reader. To the writer, it's the beginning. If you don't know exactly where you're going every minute you're writing, you'll never get there — or anywhere.
Kim Peek (1951–2009) American savant, model for the protagonist of the film "Rain Man"
Wisconsin Medical Society http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant/kimpeek.cfm
