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Micah

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“For example, the dwarfs found out how to turn lead into gold by doing it the hard way. The difference between that and the easy way is that the hard way works.” - Terry Pratchett, The Truth turns out “the hard way is the one that works” applies to a whole lot of things

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Danni Jo 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈's avatar Danni Jo 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @arcaneartisan.bsky.social
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For those unfamiliar with that book, the "hard way" to turn lead into gold in this case was using the lead to make printing presses and selling print services (and, eventually, inventing the newspaper)

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Badbeard's avatar Badbeard @badbeard.bsky.social
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Urgh. It's so true and I hate it. I'm a bit more...

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harrier's avatar harrier @harrier-hexx.bsky.social
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I live by this Stephen King quote. I read “On Writing” once and immediately afterward I started and finished my first book in six weeks working an hour a day.

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