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I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece of paper and then went back and filled in the spaces.
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"I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece of paper and then went back and filled in the spaces."
— Harold Ross

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I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece of paper and then went back and filled in the spaces. — Harold Ross

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Harold Ross was a Editor from United States (1895–1988).

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Who said "I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said…"?
This quote is attributed to Harold Ross, a Editor from United States.
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Harold Ross lived from 1895 – 1988.