Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other hal… - James Richardson

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Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean.

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James Richardson (January 1 1950) is an American poet.

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Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean. - James Richardson

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