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Mice: What is the best early training for a writer?Y.C.: An unhappy childhood.
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Mice: What is the best early training for a writer?Y.C.: An unhappy childhood.
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Ernest Hemingway on Writing

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I believe that half the trouble in the world comes from people asking 'What have I achieved?' rather than 'What have I enjoyed?' I've been writing about a subject I love as long as I can remember--horses and the people associated with them, anyplace, anywhere, anytime. I couldn't be happier knowing that young people are reading my books. But even more important to me is that I've enjoyed so much the writing of them.