Carolina Quotes
The right detail can bring life to a scene, and the wrong one in a story may distract a reader and mute the writer's intention.
Clyde Edgerton Carolinian
Source
Interview with Amy Frykholm, "Religion and the ridiculous," The Christian Century, September 21, 2010
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- Religion and the ridiculous
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- 2010
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“The right detail can bring life to a scene, and the wrong on…” Clyde Edgerton. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A97E8D921D. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a97e8d921d
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