Matt Cohen quote: "I would definitely think we're back in a moment like Whitman was in, in the early 19th century, in which self-publishing is a very real thing, but it's increasingly requiring a level of skill that not everybody can attain."

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Cats in the Cradle.
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Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in ever...
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There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.
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There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.
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You are doing better than you think you are.
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If you sense there must be more, there is more.
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Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn't.
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God is a frequency. Stay tuned.
ALAN COHEN

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Our history is not our destiny.
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The same Source that gave you the idea, will give you the means to see it through.
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The clarinet chose me more than I chose the clarinet.
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I decided that the only way there would be a future was to start to cut back.
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At the end of the day I'm pleased with the site I created.
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And although I like to relax and have fun, my passion is my work.
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A world in which others controlled the course of their own development, would be a world in which th...
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I would definitely think we're back in a moment like Whitman was in, in the early 19th century, in which self-publishing is a very real thing, but it's increasingly requiring a level of skill that not everybody can attain.

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I would definitely think we're back in a moment like Whitman was in, in the early 19th century, in which self-publishing is a very real thing, but it's increasingly requiring a level of skill that not everybody can attain.

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