Jerry Stahl quote — “Destroy your life; then put it back together. You'll get great materia…”

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Destroy your life; then put it back together. You'll get great material, meet some fascinating characters and — side benefit — the skills you develop will give you greater compassion, insight and range with the people you create on the page — or run into off of it.

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