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Arthur Evans

Nothing, not love, not greed, not passion or hatred, is stronger than a writer's need to change another writer's copy.

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Peter de Vries

(1910--) U.S. writer I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork. www.english-slang.com

ghost-writer

[ghost-writer] {n.} A writer whose identity remains a secret and who writes for another who receives all the credit. * /It is rumored that John Smith's best-selling novel was written […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

J. De La Bruyere

The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation. www.english-slang.com

ax to grind

[ax to grind] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something to gain for yourself: a selfish reason. * /In praising movies for classroom use he has an ax to grind; he sells motion […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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go halves

[go halves] {v. phr.}, {informal} To share half or equally become partners. * /The boys went halves in raising pigs./ * /The […]

lay to rest

[lay to rest] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To put a dead person into a grave or tomb; bury. * /President Kennedy was laid to […]

Robert A. Heinlein

(1907-1988), US science-fiction novelist Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a […]

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James Thurber

(1894-1961) U.S. humorist All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first.

Treeware

[Treeware] Hacker slang for documentation or other printed material.

eat humble pie

[eat humble pie] {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie about […]

to heel

[to heel] {adj. phr.} 1. Close behind. * /The dog ran after a rabbit, but Jack brought him to heel./ 2. Under control; to […]