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Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself - it is the occurring which is difficult.
Stephen Leacock
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"Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself - it is the occurring which is difficult."
— Stephen Leacock #resilienceadversity

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Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself - it is the occurring which is difficult. — Stephen Leacock

About Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock was a Economist from Canada (1869–1944).

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This quote is attributed to Stephen Leacock, a Economist from Canada.
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Stephen Leacock lived from 1869 – 1944.
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