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Austin Kleon on Writing, Creativity and The Importance of Idleness

Not Overthinking

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'The Immature Poets Copy'

The phrase "steal like an artist" came from a poem by t s eliot. The poet said that the immature poets copy, and great poets steal. It's become its sort of this thing that if you don't understandt like an artist' part, it falls apart. You know, i make the joke that it's just cause i'm not very original. But it really came from my a. yes, i wold wot stea, like an artist.

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