When a phrase is born, it is both good and bad at the same time. The secret of its success rests in a crux that is barely discernable. One's fingertips must grasp the key, gently warming it. And then the key must be turned once, not twice...
I spoke to her of style, of an army of words, an army in which every type of weapon is deployed. No iron spike can pierce a human heart as icily as a period in the right place.
--Isaac Babel
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