Newspaper reporters call this a “morgue file” — I like that name even better. Your morgue file is where you keep the dead things that you’ll later re… - Austin Kleon

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Newspaper reporters call this a “morgue file” — I like that name even better. Your morgue file is where you keep the dead things that you’ll later reanimate in your work. “It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected.” — Mark Twain

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About Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon (born June 16, 1983) is the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going.

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Leia sempre. Vá à biblioteca. Há magia em estar rodeado de livros. Perca-se pelas estantes. Leia bibliografias. O negócio não é o livro com o qual você começa, mas o livro ao qual aquele livro te levará.

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